Chapter 1 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc. "What door is that? You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?" "Oh, that! That's only Number 3.
Chapter 1 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
excessively quick
From this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading “That's only Number 3.”
go across or through
From this reading “You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"”
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
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 “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
at or in or to the adjacent residence
In this reading “"The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading That's only Number 3.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
excessively quick
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What door is that?
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading That's only Number 3.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
and nothing more
From this reading That's only Number 3.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
go across or through
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
low footwear that can be slipped on and off easily; usually worn indoors
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's only Number 3.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Mystery of The Hasty Arrow," "The Golden Slipper," "That Affair Next Door," etc.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What door is that?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've opened all the others; why do you pass that one by?"
Chapter 1 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories by Anna Katharine Green holds 418 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.
Chapter 1 holds 418 sentences of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories by Anna Katharine Green exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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