Chapter 3 of Shadow, the Mysterious Detective is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Shadow, the Mysterious Detective is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAT MORRIS. "I've been discharged, mother." "What?" "I've been discharged." The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
Chapter 3 of Shadow, the Mysterious Detective is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
having lost your job
From this reading “"I've been discharged, mother."”
death of a person
From this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading “MAT MORRIS.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “MAT MORRIS.”
in the near future
From this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
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In this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
In this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
In this reading “The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been discharged, mother."
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
having lost your job
From this reading "I've been discharged, mother."
opinion or judgment
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
death of a person
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been discharged, mother."
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
a thick flat pad used as a floor covering
From this reading MAT MORRIS.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading MAT MORRIS.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I've been discharged, mother."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
in the near future
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
a male human offspring
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
precisely as stated
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
but in spite of that
From this reading The face of Mrs. Morris became very grave, and presently her eyes were turned on the boyish yet manly face of her son Mat.
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