Chapter 3 of The Bishop murder case is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Bishop murder case is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.) Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance. “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying. “Tut, tut!” Vance waved his hand airily.
Chapter 3 of The Bishop murder case is here in full — 359 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)”
the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
From this reading “On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)”
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading ““It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.”
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading ““It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)”
causing extreme terror
From this reading ““It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading ““Tut, tut!””
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Vance waved his hand airily.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading ““It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.”
In this reading ““It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.”
In this reading ““It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.”
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From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
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From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
in a flippant manner
From this reading Vance waved his hand airily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
the sport of shooting arrows with a bow
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
past form of “confront” — oppose, as in hostility or a competition
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Vance waved his hand airily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
incapable of being explained or accounted for
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
roused to anger
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
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From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
on one occasion
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
causing extreme terror
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the Archery Range (Saturday, April 2; 12.30 p. m.)
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “Tut, tut!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Slowly Markham brought his eyes back to Vance.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Vance waved his hand airily.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “It’s mad,” he remarked, like a man confronted with something at once inexplicable and terrifying.
Chapter 3 of The Bishop murder case by S. S. Van Dine holds 359 sentences, grouped into 72 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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