Chapter 8 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 8 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story by James Hay holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that what they're saying?" he demanded. "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else. "That's what the reporters tell me." "Well, I'll be--dog-goned!" The knuckle-like chin dropped.
Chapter 8 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
any thing at all
From this reading “"Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “"Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “"Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
any thing at all
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, I'll be--dog-goned!"
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From this reading The knuckle-like chin dropped.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that what they're saying?" he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll be--dog-goned!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The knuckle-like chin dropped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is that what they're saying?" he demanded.
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From this reading "Well, I'll be--dog-goned!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that what they're saying?" he demanded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The knuckle-like chin dropped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's what the reporters tell me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what the reporters tell me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that what they're saying?" he demanded.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what the reporters tell me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that what they're saying?" he demanded.
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From this reading "That's what the reporters tell me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Is that what they're saying?" he demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, I'll be--dog-goned!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Is that what they're saying?" he demanded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Naturally," she said, and with the one word laid it down as an impossibility that "they" could have said anything else.
