Chapter 1 of The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1. The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2. The Tiger of San Pedro 1. The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892. Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
Chapter 1 of The Adventure of Wisteria Lodge is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offering little or no hope
From this reading “The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.”
Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
From this reading “The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.”
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading “The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.”
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading “Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.”
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading “The Tiger of San Pedro 1.”
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading “The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.”
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From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
offering little or no hope
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
Australian physiologist noted for his research on the conduction of impulses by nerve cells (1903-1997)
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
take the midday meal
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
march in a procession
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
a book with blank pages for recording notes or memoranda
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
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From this reading The Tiger of San Pedro 1.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
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From this reading The Tiger of San Pedro 1.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
past form of “scribble” — write down quickly without much attention to detail
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
unusual or striking
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles 2.
a fierce or audacious person
From this reading The Tiger of San Pedro 1.
in the direction of
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
during the time that
From this reading Holmes had received a telegram while we sat at our lunch, and he had scribbled a reply.
abounding in or exposed to the wind or breezes
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The Singular Experience of Mr. John Scott Eccles I find it recorded in my notebook that it was a bleak and windy day towards the end of March in the year 1892.
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