Chapter 13 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Blake nodded. "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night." "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this." "Remembering his get-up I do not think so. Yet who knows?
Chapter 13 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories is here in full — 389 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Mr. Blake nodded.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Yet who knows?”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “"Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Mr. Blake nodded.”
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading “"Remembering his get-up I do not think so.”
doomed to extinction
From this reading “"Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “"We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."”
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In this reading “"We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."”
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(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 "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Mr. Blake nodded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Yet who knows?
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Blake nodded.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Mr. Blake nodded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
doomed to extinction
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Remembering his get-up I do not think so.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Surely he cannot have sunk lower than this."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We'll find him," said he, "if it takes all night."
which person or people
From this reading Yet who knows?
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet who knows?
Chapter 13 of Room Number 3, and Other Detective Stories by Anna Katharine Green holds 389 sentences, grouped into 78 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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