Chapter 23 of The crime at Black Dudley is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The crime at Black Dudley is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house. ‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’ ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’ ‘It’s a young chap,’ murmured Martin. ‘Sits his horse well.
Chapter 23 of The crime at Black Dudley is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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divulge confidential information or secrets
From this reading “‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’”
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading “An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.”
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’”
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading “‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.”
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading “‘Sits his horse well.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.”
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading “‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’”
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In this reading “An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.”
In this reading “‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’”
In this reading “‘It’s a young chap,’ murmured Martin.”
In this reading “An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ‘It’s a young chap,’ murmured Martin.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
divulge confidential information or secrets
From this reading ‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’
riding at a gait between a trot and a gallop
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
a boy or man
From this reading ‘It’s a young chap,’ murmured Martin.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Sits his horse well.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ‘Sits his horse well.
a man skilled in equitation
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘It’s a young chap,’ murmured Martin.
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
device for converting sound waves into electrical energy
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ‘It’s a young chap,’ murmured Martin.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading ‘Sits his horse well.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
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 ‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
in the direction of
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading ‘Sits his horse well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading An Error in Taste ‘What shall I shout to him?’ said Martin nervously, as the solitary horseman came cantering across the turf towards the house.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading ‘I can’t blab out the whole story.’
a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition
From this reading ‘Yell, “We’re prisoners,”’ suggested Kennedy, ‘and, “Get us out for the love of Mike.”’
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading ‘It’s a young chap,’ murmured Martin.
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