Chapter 21 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened. “Yes—that’s all right, old man. I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
Chapter 21 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .”
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading “Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes—that’s all right, old man.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.”
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 man who is very old
In this reading ““Yes—that’s all right, old man.”
as might be expected
In this reading “I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Yes—that’s all right, old man.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
the basic unit of thermodynamic temperature adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Yes—that’s all right, old man.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Yes—that’s all right, old man.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Yes—that’s all right, old man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes—that’s all right, old man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes—that’s all right, old man.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Mr. Ferguson of New York Anthony listened.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I got your message and of course I knew from that that everything was O. K. down at Assynton .
Chapter 21 of The case of the Black Twenty-Two by Brian Flynn holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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 21 holds 194 sentences of The case of the Black Twenty-Two, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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