Chapter 10 of Out of Death's Shadow is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Out of Death's Shadow is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WASHINGTON MYSTERY. "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest. The Leonard-Dashwood case is ended. The missing bank-notes are a small matter. Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
Chapter 10 of Out of Death's Shadow is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “The Leonard-Dashwood case is ended.”
not able to be found
From this reading “The missing bank-notes are a small matter.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “A WASHINGTON MYSTERY.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “"No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “A WASHINGTON MYSTERY.”
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 “Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."”
In this reading “The missing bank-notes are a small matter.”
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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 A WASHINGTON MYSTERY.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The missing bank-notes are a small matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The missing bank-notes are a small matter.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
an occurrence of something
From this reading The Leonard-Dashwood case is ended.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
without stop or interruption
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading The Leonard-Dashwood case is ended.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Leonard-Dashwood case is ended.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Leonard-Dashwood case is ended.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The missing bank-notes are a small matter.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
not able to be found
From this reading The missing bank-notes are a small matter.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A WASHINGTON MYSTERY.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
a member of a ship's crew who performs manual labor
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The missing bank-notes are a small matter.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
carry out
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Leonard-Dashwood case is ended.
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading Some common thief, a river roustabout, may have robbed the body."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No," continued Nick, "I am ready to take a short rest.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading A WASHINGTON MYSTERY.
Chapter 10 of Out of Death's Shadow by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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.
Chapter 10 holds 126 sentences of Out of Death's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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