Chapter 19 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DIAMOND CLASP. They then left the room. Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house. Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city. At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
Chapter 19 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “THE DIAMOND CLASP.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.”
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading “Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.”
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.”
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 “Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.”
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading “Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.”
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading “At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading THE DIAMOND CLASP.
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 Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading THE DIAMOND CLASP.
past form of “dispatch” — send away towards a designated goal
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading They then left the room.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
the middle of the day
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
according to the clock
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
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 Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They then left the room.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
in secrecy; not openly
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
for a short time
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DIAMOND CLASP.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading They then left the room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They then left the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick dispatched Patsy secretly to the Stevens house.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Shortly before noon, Colonel Richmond, Horace, and Nick took a train for the city.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
An arched structure of masonry forming a ceiling, or a secure subterranean storage room.
From this reading At two o'clock they entered the vault of the safe deposit company.
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