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Chapter 11 holds 186 sentences of Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk), unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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Chapter 11 of Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk) is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness. “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter. “And I’ll think over what you’ve said. It might lead to something.” “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
Chapter 11 of Special Detective (Ashton-Kirk) is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “It might lead to something.””
above and across; more than
From this reading ““And I’ll think over what you’ve said.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
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From this reading “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
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From this reading “And I’ll think over what you’ve said.
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might lead to something.”
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
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From this reading It might lead to something.”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might lead to something.”
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
above and across; more than
From this reading “And I’ll think over what you’ve said.
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
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From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And I’ll think over what you’ve said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
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From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And I’ll think over what you’ve said.
which person or people
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading TELLS SOMETHING OF TWO GENTLEMEN WHO WERE ENCOUNTERED UNEXPECTEDLY Mr. Bartholomew Scanlon stood up with much calmness.
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From this reading “There is my husband,” said the elder woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m obliged to you,” said he nodding first to Mrs. Kretz and then to her daughter.
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From this reading “And I’ll think over what you’ve said.
