Chapter 11 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THAT'S THE MAN" "Your name?" "Cass Hull." "Business?" "Real estate, mostly farm lands." "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
Chapter 11 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading “"Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.”
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading “"Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “"Real estate, mostly farm lands."”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"Real estate, mostly farm lands."”
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading “"Cass Hull."”
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading “"Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.”
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “"Real estate, mostly farm lands."”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “"Real estate, mostly farm lands."”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Business?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cass Hull."
United States dancer and choreographer (born in 1922)
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
someone who is no longer alive
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading "Real estate, mostly farm lands."
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "Real estate, mostly farm lands."
dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
From this reading "Cass Hull."
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
plural of “land” — the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Real estate, mostly farm lands."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN" "Your name?"
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading "Real estate, mostly farm lands."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN" "Your name?"
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Real estate, mostly farm lands."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN" "Your name?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN" "Your name?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you know James Cunningham, the deceased?" asked Johns.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "THAT'S THE MAN" "Your name?"
Chapter 11 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story by William MacLeod Raine holds 114 sentences, grouped into 23 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 11 holds 114 sentences of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story by William MacLeod Raine exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 114 sentences, grouped into 23 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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