Chapter 33 of The Big-Town Round-Up is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of The Big-Town Round-Up is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head. "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can. He's laid the wires for it. That's a lead pipe." "Sure," agreed Muldoon.
Chapter 33 of The Big-Town Round-Up is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “"Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.”
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “"Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.”
United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953)
From this reading “BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.”
third-person singular of “qualify” — prove capable or fit; meet requirements
From this reading “BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.”
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
From this reading “BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.”
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “He's laid the wires for it.”
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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 BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Sure," agreed Muldoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He's laid the wires for it.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's laid the wires for it.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He's laid the wires for it.
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading "Jerry's gonna frame him if he can.
set down according to a plan
From this reading He's laid the wires for it.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading That's a lead pipe."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
United States physicist who isolated the electron and measured its charge (1868-1953)
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sure," agreed Muldoon.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading That's a lead pipe."
third-person singular of “qualify” — prove capable or fit; meet requirements
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure," agreed Muldoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a lead pipe."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He's laid the wires for it.
plural of “wire” — ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading He's laid the wires for it.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading BEATRICE QUALIFIES AS A SHERLOCK HOLMES Annie Millikan nodded her wise little head.
Chapter 33 of The Big-Town Round-Up by William MacLeod Raine holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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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