Chapter 5 of The club of masks is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The club of masks is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DR. WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe. The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod. “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left. A remarkable girl that, Cassilis!
Chapter 5 of The club of masks is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading “The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.”
underpants worn by men
From this reading “The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.”
express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.”
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading “WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.”
a member of a police force
From this reading ““Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “A remarkable girl that, Cassilis!”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading ““Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.”
important in effect or meaning
From this reading “The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.”
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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 WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.
money in the form of bills or coins
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A remarkable girl that, Cassilis!
a person who is in charge
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DR.
underpants worn by men
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
a young female
From this reading A remarkable girl that, Cassilis!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
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 “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
express or signify by nodding
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
plural of “patient” — a person who requires medical care
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
a member of a police force
From this reading “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.
unusual or striking
From this reading A remarkable girl that, Cassilis!
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
important in effect or meaning
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Miss Sarah has been through the safe since the policeman left.
moving very fast
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A remarkable girl that, Cassilis!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WEATHERED’S PATIENTS My chief made a swift search through the safe.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The cash drawers were empty, and he gave me a significant nod.
Chapter 5 of The club of masks by Allen Upward holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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 5 holds 259 sentences of The club of masks, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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