Chapter 23 of Murder in the Gilded Cage is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Murder in the Gilded Cage is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us. Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent. It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab. It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman. Smith issued crisp commands to this man.
Chapter 23 of Murder in the Gilded Cage is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Smith issued crisp commands to this man.”
the dead body of a human being
From this reading “It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Smith issued crisp commands to this man.”
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading “It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.”
blessed with privileges
From this reading “It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.”
plural of “seeker” — someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading “CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.”
drive away by crying “shoo!”
From this reading “Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.”
In this reading “CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
move towards
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
plural of “command” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Smith issued crisp commands to this man.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Smith issued crisp commands to this man.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
brought together in one place
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
past form of “hail” — praise vociferously
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
past form of “issue” — prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading Smith issued crisp commands to this man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Smith issued crisp commands to this man.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
never-ceasing
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
a member of a police force
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
blessed with privileges
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
plural of “seeker” — someone making a search or inquiry
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
drive away by crying “shoo!”
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Smith issued crisp commands to this man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Smith tried to shoo them away, but the Havanese are persistent.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CALLE L A crowd of curiosity seekers had gathered about us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with some relief that we hailed the approach of a native policeman.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading It is not every day that one is privileged to witness a corpse in a cab.
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