Chapter 23 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement. A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car. Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him. "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?" "I am quite indifferent," Philip replied.
Chapter 23 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.”
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading “Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “"I am quite indifferent," Philip replied.”
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading “A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.”
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading “A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.”
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading “Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.”
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading “Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.”
(Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart
From this reading “Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.”
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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 A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am quite indifferent," Philip replied.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
past form of “fetch” — go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am quite indifferent," Philip replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading "I am quite indifferent," Philip replied.
uniform worn by some menservants and chauffeurs
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
the force of workers available
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.
be earlier in time; go back further
From this reading Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I am quite indifferent," Philip replied.
on the contrary
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I am quite indifferent," Philip replied.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading A servant in quiet grey livery held open the door of an enormous motor car.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
(Roman mythology) god of woods and fields and flocks; Pan is the Greek counterpart
From this reading Sylvanus Power beckoned his companion to precede him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Philip fetched his hat, and the two men stepped out on to the pavement.
except if; if not
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
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From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Home," he told the man, "unless," he added, turning to Philip, "you'd rather go to your rooms?"
Chapter 23 of The Cinema Murder by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 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 206 sentences of The Cinema Murder, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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