Chapter 5 of The Angel of Terror is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Angel of Terror is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him. Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up. "Who is this?" asked the officer sharply. "It is James Meredith," said Jack simply. "Dead?" said the officer, startled.
Chapter 5 of The Angel of Terror is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “"It is James Meredith," said Jack simply.”
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading “Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “"It is James Meredith," said Jack simply.”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “"Who is this?" asked the officer sharply.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Who is this?" asked the officer sharply.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “"Dead?" said the officer, startled.”
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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 Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
anew
From this reading Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Who is this?" asked the officer sharply.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead?" said the officer, startled.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
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From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is this?" asked the officer sharply.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is James Meredith," said Jack simply.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading "It is James Meredith," said Jack simply.
in large part; mainly or chiefly
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
come together
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "It is James Meredith," said Jack simply.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading "Who is this?" asked the officer sharply.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
a course of conduct
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is James Meredith," said Jack simply.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Who is this?" asked the officer sharply.
and nothing more
From this reading "It is James Meredith," said Jack simply.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading "Dead?" said the officer, startled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Who is this?" asked the officer sharply.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jack turned and looked down again at the body as the man came up.
which person or people
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Jack Glover heard footsteps coming down the path, and turned to meet a man who had "detective" written largely all over him.
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