Chapter 22 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon. She was waiting in the tower room for him. "Where's Esther?" he asked. Rose mustered a faint smile. "She's eating lunch with a handsomer man."
Chapter 22 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “"Where's Esther?" he asked.”
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.”
a midday meal
From this reading “REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.”
past form of “muster” — gather or bring together
From this reading “Rose mustered a faint smile.”
possessive form of “osborne” — English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading “REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.”
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading “REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.”
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.”
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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 Rose mustered a faint smile.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Where's Esther?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
the act of consuming food
From this reading "She's eating lunch with a handsomer man."
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading "Where's Esther?" he asked.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Rose mustered a faint smile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's eating lunch with a handsomer man."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where's Esther?" he asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
take the midday meal
From this reading "She's eating lunch with a handsomer man."
a midday meal
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "She's eating lunch with a handsomer man."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
past form of “muster” — gather or bring together
From this reading Rose mustered a faint smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
possessive form of “osborne” — English playwright (1929-1994)
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading REVEREND NICODEMUS RANKIN FORGETS AND REMEMBERS By appointment Kirby met Rose at Graham & Osborne's for luncheon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's eating lunch with a handsomer man."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Rose mustered a faint smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was waiting in the tower room for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where's Esther?" he asked.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "She's eating lunch with a handsomer man."
Chapter 22 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story by William MacLeod Raine holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 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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