Chapter 13 of Shadow, the Mysterious Detective is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Shadow, the Mysterious Detective is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHADOW. A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class. Those eyes belonged to Shadow. On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly. "He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.
Chapter 13 of Shadow, the Mysterious Detective is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “Those eyes belonged to Shadow.”
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “"He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.”
in a covert manner
From this reading “On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.”
plural of “criminal” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.”
in your mind
From this reading “"He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.”
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 “A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.”
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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 keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.
(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 A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading Those eyes belonged to Shadow.
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading "He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
in a covert manner
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
plural of “criminal” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
in a serious manner
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
and nothing more
From this reading "He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
the force of workers available
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
in your mind
From this reading "He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading On one man in the group his eyes rested long and earnestly, although covertly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He's just about the build," Shadow mentally said.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading SHADOW.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those eyes belonged to Shadow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Those eyes belonged to Shadow.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading A keen pair of eyes scanned the faces of a party of men, all of them criminals of the worst class.
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