Chapter 12 of The Crime and the Criminal is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Crime and the Criminal is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT MRS. CARRUTH SAW. All sorts of things have happened--past all belief. Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me! Those wise police!
Chapter 12 of The Crime and the Criminal is here in full — 474 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!”
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “Those wise police!”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Those wise police!”
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.
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In this reading “All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.”
In this reading “Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARRUTH SAW.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHAT MRS.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading Those wise police!
cut with a saw
From this reading CARRUTH SAW.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading All sorts of things have happened--past all belief.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those wise police!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tommy Tennant has been arrested for murder--for the murder of me!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT MRS.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Those wise police!
Chapter 12 of The Crime and the Criminal by Richard Marsh holds 474 sentences, grouped into 95 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 12 holds 474 sentences of The Crime and the Criminal, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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