Chapter 4 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose. Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham. "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her. Presently she reached for the powder-puff again. "Says to come right in.
Chapter 4 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.”
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “"Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.”
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading “Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.”
-ing form of “powder” — make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
From this reading “COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.”
telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
From this reading “"Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.”
very small
From this reading “COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.”
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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 COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
anew
From this reading Presently she reached for the powder-puff again.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Says to come right in.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Presently she reached for the powder-puff again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
come together
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
in an impudent or impertinent manner
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
used of competitive activities in which only women take part
From this reading Presently she reached for the powder-puff again.
-ing form of “powder” — make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
in the near future
From this reading Presently she reached for the powder-puff again.
compacted by ironing
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Presently she reached for the powder-puff again.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Says to come right in.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Says to come right in.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
telephone central where circuits are completed with patchcords
From this reading "Name, please?" she parroted pertly, and pressed a button in the switchboard before her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
very small
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lane interrupted her to ask if he might see Mr. Cunningham.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading COUSINS MEET With the aid of a tiny looking-glass a young woman was powdering her nose.
Chapter 4 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story by William MacLeod Raine holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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