Chapter 13 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall. “Great Scott! Where on earth are we getting to? Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?” “I did, sir.
Chapter 13 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
From this reading “Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?””
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.”
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?””
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.”
English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)
From this reading “Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading ““Great Scott!”
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading “Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.”
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.
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “Where on earth are we getting to?”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.”
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 Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Where on earth are we getting to?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
large swift fly the female of which sucks blood of various animals
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Where on earth are we getting to?
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Where on earth are we getting to?
English zoologist noted for her studies of chimpanzees in the wild (born in 1934)
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Great Scott!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I did, sir.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Where on earth are we getting to?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “Great Scott!
term of address for a man
From this reading “I did, sir.
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading Colonel Leach-Fletcher Is at Home to Visitors “Stewart!” echoed Goodall.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Where on earth are we getting to?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where on earth are we getting to?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you get a description of these people, Clegg?”
Chapter 13 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two by Brian Flynn holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 13 holds 189 sentences of The case of the Black Twenty-Two, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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