Chapter 3 of Tales of Terror and Mystery is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Tales of Terror and Mystery is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That is a curious thing," I remarked. "What is the history of that?" "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself. I would give a good deal to know. Take it in your hands and examine it."
Chapter 3 of Tales of Terror and Mystery is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"That is a curious thing," I remarked.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “I would give a good deal to know.”
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “Take it in your hands and examine it."”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “"What is the history of that?"”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “"Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"That is a curious thing," I remarked.”
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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 "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
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From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "What is the history of that?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What is the history of that?"
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
carry out
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What is the history of that?"
a special situation
From this reading "That is a curious thing," I remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the history of that?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" said he, "it is the very question which I have had occasion to ask myself.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would give a good deal to know.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take it in your hands and examine it."
Chapter 3 of Tales of Terror and Mystery by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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