Chapter 6 of Mystery at Lynden Sands is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mystery at Lynden Sands is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system. He leaned over and picked up the receiver. “Sir Clinton Driffield speaking.” “I'm Armadale, sir,” came the reply. “Can I see you?
Chapter 6 of Mystery at Lynden Sands is here in full — 362 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading “The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “He leaned over and picked up the receiver.”
inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.”
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading “The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.”
United States literary critic (1905-1975)
From this reading “The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.”
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take and lift upward
In this reading “He leaned over and picked up the receiver.”
In this reading “He leaned over and picked up the receiver.”
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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 The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
quickly and without warning
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He leaned over and picked up the receiver.
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From this reading “I'm Armadale, sir,” came the reply.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I'm Armadale, sir,” came the reply.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Can I see you?
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
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From this reading “Sir Clinton Driffield speaking.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He leaned over and picked up the receiver.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Can I see you?
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From this reading “I'm Armadale, sir,” came the reply.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He leaned over and picked up the receiver.
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From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
above and across; more than
From this reading He leaned over and picked up the receiver.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading He leaned over and picked up the receiver.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading He leaned over and picked up the receiver.
inflected form of “regret” — feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “I'm Armadale, sir,” came the reply.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
the region of the shore of a lake or sea or ocean
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Can I see you?
term of address for a man
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “Sir Clinton Driffield speaking.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
in the direction of
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
United States literary critic (1905-1975)
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He leaned over and picked up the receiver.
the property of belonging to the present time
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Beach Tragedy Wakened abruptly by the trilling of a bell beside his bed, Sir Clinton bitterly regretted the striving of the Lynden Sands Hotel towards up-to-dateness, as represented by a room telephone system.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Can I see you?
Chapter 6 of Mystery at Lynden Sands by J. J. Connington holds 362 sentences, grouped into 73 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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