Chapter 11 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now," she answered instantly. "Now!--Now!--Oh, don't look surprised. I've thought of this possibility. My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him. "I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."
Chapter 11 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.”
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “"I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “"Now," she answered instantly.”
a future prospect or potential
From this reading “I've thought of this possibility.”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “"I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."”
a strange attitude or habit
From this reading “"I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “"Now!--Now!--Oh, don't look surprised.”
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.
In this reading “"Now!--Now!--Oh, don't look surprised.”
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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 My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Now," she answered instantly.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."
someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading "I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now!--Now!--Oh, don't look surprised.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've thought of this possibility.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Now," she answered instantly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Now!--Now!--Oh, don't look surprised.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now," she answered instantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I've thought of this possibility.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Now!--Now!--Oh, don't look surprised.
a future prospect or potential
From this reading I've thought of this possibility.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."
a strange attitude or habit
From this reading "I've thought of every possibility, every possible crook and quirk of this business."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Now," she answered instantly.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading "Now!--Now!--Oh, don't look surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I've thought of this possibility.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I've thought of this possibility.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My God!" she said with a bitterness that startled him.
Chapter 11 of "No Clue!": A Mystery Story by James Hay holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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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