Chapter 16 of The Crime Club is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Crime Club is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!” Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement. Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed. She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine. She saw that he did not know!
Chapter 16 of The Crime Club is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.”
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading “STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!””
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.”
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading “She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.”
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading “STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!””
recurring again and again
From this reading “Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.”
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In this reading “STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!””
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She saw that he did not know!
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
not fake or counterfeit
From this reading She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.
plural of “happening” — an event that happens
From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw that he did not know!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She saw that he did not know!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She saw that he did not know!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Lady Kathleen caught his expression and her own face changed.
recurring again and again
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STRANGE HAPPENINGS “By order of the Czar!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She saw that Westerham's surprise was entirely genuine.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Westerham repeated the words, and his face was blank in its amazement.
Chapter 16 of The Crime Club by W. (William) Holt-White holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 16 holds 239 sentences of The Crime Club, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Crime Club by W. (William) Holt-White exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 239 sentences, grouped into 48 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 48 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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