Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked. “Nothing could have been better. It is all right.” “You have the photograph?” “I know where it is.”
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is here in full — 501 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ““Nothing could have been better.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ““I know where it is.””
in a nice way
From this reading ““You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing could have been better.”
record on photographic film
From this reading ““You have the photograph?””
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading ““You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It is all right.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 It is all right.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Nothing could have been better.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Nothing could have been better.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could have been better.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nothing could have been better.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know where it is.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all right.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know where it is.”
in a nice way
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could have been better.
record on photographic film
From this reading “You have the photograph?”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It is all right.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You have the photograph?”
precisely as stated
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I know where it is.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You did it very nicely, Doctor,” he remarked.
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Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle holds 501 sentences, grouped into 101 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 3 holds 501 sentences of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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