Chapter 12 of The Big Bow Mystery is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Big Bow Mystery is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward. "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer." "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all." There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes. Denzil was sorry he had spoken.
Chapter 12 of The Big Bow Mystery is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.”
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading “"I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."”
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “"So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “"Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “"I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."”
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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 "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
later than; following
From this reading "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
(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 "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."
opinion or judgment
From this reading There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
be shiny, as if wet
From this reading There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Denzil was sorry he had spoken.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
by chance
From this reading "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
be seated
From this reading "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Denzil was sorry he had spoken.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Denzil was sorry he had spoken.
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 "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
express in words
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall not live to tell the story of how you discovered the Bow murderer."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a dangerous gleam in his eyes.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Sit down," growled Grodman; "perhaps you will after all."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you were right," Denzil could not help saying as he greeted Grodman a week afterward.
Chapter 12 of The Big Bow Mystery by Israel Zangwill holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 12 holds 182 sentences of The Big Bow Mystery, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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