Chapter 24 of The Charing Cross Mystery is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Charing Cross Mystery is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner. "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick. "She's gone somewhere--to tell somebody!" "Likely!" assented Mapperley. "But wherever she's gone, Issy Goldmark'll spot her.
Chapter 24 of The Charing Cross Mystery is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving with great haste
From this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
with little or no delay
From this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
without speaking
From this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “"But wherever she's gone, Issy Goldmark'll spot her.”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
In this reading “THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
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From this reading "Likely!" assented Mapperley.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But wherever she's gone, Issy Goldmark'll spot her.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
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From this reading "But wherever she's gone, Issy Goldmark'll spot her.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "She's gone somewhere--to tell somebody!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
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From this reading "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
moving with great haste
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
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From this reading "But wherever she's gone, Issy Goldmark'll spot her.
a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Likely!" assented Mapperley.
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From this reading "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
in the near future
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
with little or no delay
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
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From this reading "She's gone somewhere--to tell somebody!"
without speaking
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "She's gone somewhere--to tell somebody!"
in or at or to some place
From this reading "She's gone somewhere--to tell somebody!"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "But wherever she's gone, Issy Goldmark'll spot her.
express in words
From this reading "She's gone somewhere--to tell somebody!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's the result of our call, Mapperley!" said Hetherwick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She's gone somewhere--to tell somebody!"
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
in or to any place at all
From this reading "But wherever she's gone, Issy Goldmark'll spot her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading THE HOUSE IN THE YARD The Jew silently and promptly set out in the wake of the hurrying woman; presently she and her pursuer disappeared round a corner.
Chapter 24 of The Charing Cross Mystery by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher 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.
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