Chapter 22 of The Clue of the Twisted Candle is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Clue of the Twisted Candle is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After a while Lexman resumed his story. “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio. Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy. In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat. How Kara found him I don't know.
Chapter 22 of The Clue of the Twisted Candle is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
From this reading “In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.”
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.”
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “After a while Lexman resumed his story.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.”
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.”
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading “Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.”
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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 After a while Lexman resumed his story.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
an arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
later than; following
From this reading After a while Lexman resumed his story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Kara found him I don't know.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
set up or found
From this reading How Kara found him I don't know.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How Kara found him I don't know.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After a while Lexman resumed his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Kara found him I don't know.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Kara found him I don't know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How Kara found him I don't know.
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From this reading After a while Lexman resumed his story.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
of an obscure nature
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
plural of “prison” — a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading After a while Lexman resumed his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In some mysterious fashion he escaped and got across the Adriatic in a small boat.
in or characteristic of a region of the United States south of (approximately) the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading After a while Lexman resumed his story.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
-ing form of “undergo” — pass through
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
during the time that
From this reading After a while Lexman resumed his story.
which person or people
From this reading Salvolio was a man who had been undergoing a life sentence in one of the prisons of southern Italy.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you that there was a man at the palazzo named Salvolio.
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