Chapter 21 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE. "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton." "A case of what?" "Why, murder, of course." "Who has been murdered?"
Chapter 21 of The Crime of the French Café and Other is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an occurrence of something
From this reading “"I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."”
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE.”
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading “LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “"Why, murder, of course."”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “"Who has been murdered?"”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “"I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."”
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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 "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Who has been murdered?"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
an occurrence of something
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Why, murder, of course."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who has been murdered?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading LAWRENCE DEEVER DEMANDS JUSTICE.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading "Why, murder, of course."
killed unlawfully
From this reading "Who has been murdered?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A case of what?"
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "I call it a perfectly plain case, Mr. Colton."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "A case of what?"
which person or people
From this reading "Who has been murdered?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, murder, of course."
Chapter 21 of The Crime of the French Café and Other by Nicholas (House name) Carter holds 159 sentences, grouped into 32 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 21 holds 159 sentences of The Crime of the French Café and Other, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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