Chapter 23 of The "Canary" murder case is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The "Canary" murder case is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.) Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly. “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.” “Quite,” agreed Vance. “A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.
Chapter 23 of The "Canary" murder case is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading ““A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.”
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading ““A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.”
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading “Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.”
in a hopeless manner
From this reading “Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ““There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.””
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)”
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.
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From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Quite,” agreed Vance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
a confidential or secret meeting
From this reading “A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
a low evergreen shrub of the family Ericaceae; has small bell-shaped pink or purple flowers
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
in a hopeless manner
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A midnight conclave of the lady’s admirers.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite,” agreed Vance.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading A Telephone Call (Saturday, September 15; 10 a. m.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heath returned to the office, shaking his head hopelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Quite,” agreed Vance.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “There musta been a regular wake at Odell’s Monday night.”
Chapter 23 of The "Canary" murder case by S. S. Van Dine holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 23 holds 269 sentences of The "Canary" murder case, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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