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The Chase of the Golden Plate

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The Chase of the Golden Plate is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.
"Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.
"Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."
"Miss Meredith?"
Hatch repeated.
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Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Chase of the Golden Plate

Chapter XXI

Chapter 21 of The Chase of the Golden Plate is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.
/ˈhʌtʃɪnsən hætʃ rɪˈmeɪnd wɪð ðə ˈθɪŋkɪŋ məˈʃiːn fɔːr mɔːr ðæn æn ˈaʊər ənd wen hiː left hɪz hed wɑːz ˈspɪnɪŋ wɪð ðə ˈmʌltətuːd ʌv ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz wɪtʃ hæd bɪn hiːpt əˈpɑːn hɪm/
Line 2
"Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.
Line 3
"Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."
Line 4
"Miss Meredith?"
/mɪs ˈmerɪdɪθ/
Line 5
Hatch repeated.
/hætʃ rɪˈpiːtɪd/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Hatch verb US /hætʃ/

emerge from the eggs

From this reading “Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.”

headquarters noun US /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading “"Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.”

heaped verb US /hiːpt/

past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities

From this reading “Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.”

Hutchinson noun US /ˈhʌtʃɪnsən/

American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)

From this reading “Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.”

instructions noun US /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading “Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.”

Meredith noun US /ˈmerɪdɪθ/

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

From this reading “"Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."”

multitude noun US /ˈmʌltətuːd/

a large indefinite number

From this reading “Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.”

spinning noun US /ˈspɪnɪŋ/

creating thread

From this reading “Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

police headquarters noun + noun

a station that serves as headquarters for police in a particular district; serves as a place from which policemen are dispatched and to which arrested persons are brought

In this reading “"Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.”

at noon preposition + noun

In this reading “"Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.”

All words in this reading · 49

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.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

conclusionnounUS /kənˈkluːʒən/

a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

DetectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/

a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

HatchverbUS /hætʃ/

emerge from the eggs

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

headquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/

(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

heapedverbUS /hiːpt/

past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

hournounUS /ˈaʊər/

a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

HutchinsonnounUS /ˈhʌtʃɪnsən/

American colonist (born in England) who was banished from Boston for her religious views (1591-1643)

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/

a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

MachinenounUS /məˈʃiːn/

any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

Mallory's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

MeetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/

United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)

From this reading "Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."

multitudenounUS /ˈmʌltətuːd/

a large indefinite number

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/

place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

policenounUS /pəˈliːs/

the force of policemen and officers

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

Randolph

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

repeatedadjectiveUS /rɪˈpiːtɪd/

recurring again and again

From this reading Hatch repeated.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Meet me at noon in Detective Mallory's office at police headquarters," The Thinking Machine had said in conclusion.

spinningnounUS /ˈspɪnɪŋ/

creating thread

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."

ThinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/

the process of using your mind to consider something carefully

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Mr. Randolph and Miss Meredith will be there."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Hutchinson Hatch remained with The Thinking Machine for more than an hour, and when he left his head was spinning with the multitude of instructions which had been heaped upon him.

Chapter 21 of The Chase of the Golden Plate by Jacques Futrelle holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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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Cardinal
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