Chapter 12 of The Albert Gate Mystery is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Albert Gate Mystery is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?" Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them. "I do," burst forth Fairholme. "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode." "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
Chapter 12 of The Albert Gate Mystery is here in full — 338 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"I do," burst forth Fairholme.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “"My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."”
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading “"My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.”
continue talking
From this reading “"We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"”
plural of “tragedy” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “"We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "I do," burst forth Fairholme.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do," burst forth Fairholme.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
cause to burst with a violent release of energy
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do," burst forth Fairholme.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I do," burst forth Fairholme.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do," burst forth Fairholme.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
on one occasion
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
continue talking
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
release, as from one's grip
From this reading THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
and nothing more
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
carry out
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"
express in words
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
plural of “tragedy” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Brett cried, once the door was fairly closed behind them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must not have any more tragedies," said Brett, "so proceed."
which person or people
From this reading THE RELEASE "Now, who talks first?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My story will not take long to tell, and if I do not get it off my chest, I shall simply explode."
Chapter 12 of The Albert Gate Mystery by Louis Tracy holds 338 sentences, grouped into 68 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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