Chapter 1 of The Albert Gate Mystery is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Albert Gate Mystery is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then he turned to Lord Fairholme. "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed. No, you must not protest. I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep. We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
Chapter 1 of The Albert Gate Mystery is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.”
in or to another place
From this reading “We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “No, you must not protest.”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading “I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.”
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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 I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
rid of obstructions
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
in or to another place
From this reading We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
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From this reading Then he turned to Lord Fairholme.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he turned to Lord Fairholme.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Then he turned to Lord Fairholme.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
come together
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No, you must not protest.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
not any; not one
From this reading No, you must not protest.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, you must not protest.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading No, you must not protest.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he turned to Lord Fairholme.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then he turned to Lord Fairholme.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Then he turned to Lord Fairholme.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will dine, here or elsewhere, and act subsequently.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Just one question," he said, "before I send you off to bed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want you to meet me here this evening at seven, with your brain clear and your nerves restored by a good, sound sleep.
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