Chapter 5 of The Bishop murder case is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Bishop murder case is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.) Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table. “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.” Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men. A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
Chapter 5 of The Bishop murder case is here in full — 360 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/72 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)”
lacking orderly continuity
From this reading “A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.”
travel past
From this reading ““Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.””
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading “Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.”
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading “A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)”
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading ““Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.””
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 “A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.”
In this reading “A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.”
In this reading “Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.”
In this reading “Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.”
In this reading “A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.
lacking orderly continuity
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.
the force of workers available
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
of an obscure nature
From this reading A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
a brief written record
From this reading A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
travel past
From this reading “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.”
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 A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.
full of or exhibiting respect
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A Mysterious Note (Saturday, April 2; 2 p. m.)
any of several noncommissioned officer ranks in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a corporal
From this reading “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.”
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading A few moments later a tall, sombre, disjointed man entered and stood at respectful attention.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Markham sat down resolutely before the centre-table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heath stepped into the hall and gave an order to one of his men.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Suppose, Sergeant, we overhaul the two servants now.”
Chapter 5 of The Bishop murder case by S. S. Van Dine holds 360 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.
Chapter 5 holds 360 sentences of The Bishop murder case, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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