Chapter 15 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE. Of course, Nick questioned the servant. To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions. She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil. Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
Chapter 15 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading “COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.”
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Of course, Nick questioned the servant.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Of course, Nick questioned the servant.”
possessive form of “richmond” — capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.”
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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 She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
(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 Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
a young female
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
on the contrary
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
possessive form of “richmond” — capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading COLONEL RICHMOND'S NIGHT ADVENTURE.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of course, Nick questioned the servant.
propel through the air
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was a tall, slender, and rather pretty Irish girl, named Annie O'Neil.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her answers to all questions were plain and simple.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To have failed to do that would have been to throw light upon his real suspicions.
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