Chapter 29 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet. If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you. Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight. Come alone. _One who knows_.
Chapter 29 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.”
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.”
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading “Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.”
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading “THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.”
past form of “scrawl” — write carelessly
From this reading “THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.”
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading “THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.”
On the present night.
From this reading “Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.”
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From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Come alone.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
large and brightly colored handkerchief; often used as a neckerchief
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
a constitutional monarchy in northern Europe; consists of the mainland of Jutland and many islands between the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
being one more than ten
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading _One who knows_.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
come together
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
a brief written record
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _One who knows_.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
past form of “scrawl” — write carelessly
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
express in words
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
On the present night.
From this reading Meet me at the Denmark Bilding, room 419, at eleven tonight.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading THE MASK OF THE RED BANDANNA It had come by special delivery, an ill-written little note scrawled on cheap ruled paper torn from a tablet.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
which person or people
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you want to know who killed Cuningham i can tell you.
Chapter 29 of Tangled Trails: A Western Detective Story by William MacLeod Raine holds 100 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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