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Chapter 10 of Murder by the clock is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs. “O’Brian!” he called down. O’Brian looked up at him from below. “Yes, Lieutenant?” “Send Hansen up here, please.”
Chapter 10 of Murder by the clock is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “O’Brian looked up at him from below.”
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““O’Brian!” he called down.”
death of a person
From this reading “12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Send Hansen up here, please.””
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ““Send Hansen up here, please.””
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.”
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading “12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.”
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seek information from
In this reading “O’Brian looked up at him from below.”
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From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
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From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading O’Brian looked up at him from below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading O’Brian looked up at him from below.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “O’Brian!” he called down.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “O’Brian!” he called down.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading O’Brian looked up at him from below.
death of a person
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
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From this reading “Send Hansen up here, please.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “O’Brian!” he called down.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Send Hansen up here, please.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O’Brian looked up at him from below.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading O’Brian looked up at him from below.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
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From this reading “O’Brian!” he called down.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Send Hansen up here, please.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Send Hansen up here, please.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
(poetic) tranquil silence
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading O’Brian looked up at him from below.
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From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 12:06 a. m.—The Stillness of a Grave Lieutenant Valcour went to the head of the stairs.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, Lieutenant?”
Chapter 10 of Murder by the clock by Rufus King holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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