Chapter 11 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.” “Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly. Dick shook his head. “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business. Arthur is at home?”
Chapter 11 of The Black Abbot is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “Arthur is at home?””
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Dick shook his head.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading ““As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.””
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading ““We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Dick shook his head.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading ““As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.””
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading ““Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a young female
In this reading ““As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.””
In this reading ““Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Arthur is at home?””
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 “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading Arthur is at home?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Arthur is at home?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
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From this reading “Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick shook his head.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
not to be placated or appeased or moved by entreaty
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Dick shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dick shook his head.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arthur is at home?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Dick shook his head.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “Couldn’t I stay?” she asked timidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall have to call in the police, and I want to keep your name out of the business.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “As for you, young lady,” he said, with a grim smile, “I seem to spend my life taking you back to your home.”
Chapter 11 of The Black Abbot by Edgar Wallace holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 11 holds 423 sentences of The Black Abbot, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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