Chapter 10 of The Billiard Room Mystery is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Billiard Room Mystery is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced. “That’s very true. And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand. There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery. And one thing at a time, say I.”
Chapter 10 of The Billiard Room Mystery is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “acquiesce” — to agree or express agreement
From this reading “WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.”
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading “There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.”
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.”
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading “There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.”
In this reading “And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.”
simultaneously
In this reading “And one thing at a time, say I.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
past form of “acquiesce” — to agree or express agreement
From this reading WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And one thing at a time, say I.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
an occurrence of something
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
large strong hand (as of a fighter)
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
a form of address for a man
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading And one thing at a time, say I.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
precisely, exactly
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
larceny by threat of violence
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
express in words
From this reading And one thing at a time, say I.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
not in physical motion
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s very true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
a special situation
From this reading And one thing at a time, say I.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And one thing at a time, say I.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “That’s very true.
precisely as stated
From this reading “That’s very true.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading WALK INTO MY PARLOR Baddeley acquiesced.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And the more I see of the case, the more I——Still, let’s deal with the matter in hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There isn’t a reasonable doubt, Mr. Bathurst, that you’ve put your hooks into the right people for this jewel robbery.
Chapter 10 of The Billiard Room Mystery by Brian Flynn holds 294 sentences, grouped into 59 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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