Chapter 12 of Mystery at Lynden Sands is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Mystery at Lynden Sands is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?” Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table. “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last. Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?” Wendover seemed in high spirits.
Chapter 12 of Mystery at Lynden Sands is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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push for something
From this reading “Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?””
a game played with playing cards
From this reading ““The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.”
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading “Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.”
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?””
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?””
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?””
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a feeling of joy and pride
In this reading “Wendover seemed in high spirits.”
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading ““The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?””
In this reading “Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
push for something
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
possessive form of “devil” — (Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?”
set up or found
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Wendover seemed in high spirits.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?”
immediately past
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Wendover seemed in high spirits.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Wendover seemed in high spirits.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading The Fordingbridge Mystery “Tuesday, isn't it?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Clinton said, as he came in to breakfast and found Wendover already at the table.
at the time that
From this reading “The day when the Fleetwoods propose to put their cards on the table at last.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you got up your part as devil's advocate, squire?”
Chapter 12 of Mystery at Lynden Sands by J. J. Connington holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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