Chapter XVI of The crimson circle, “Mr. Marl Goes Out,” is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI of The crimson circle, “Mr. Marl Goes Out,” is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl. “My word, but you look smart! And you look lovely, my dear, too!” He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room. “Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.
Chapter XVI of The crimson circle, “Mr. Marl Goes Out,” is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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coins made of gold
From this reading “He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading ““So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.”
in a softened tone
From this reading ““Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “And you look lovely, my dear, too!””
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading ““So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.”
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading ““My word, but you look smart!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you look lovely, my dear, too!”
the two together, not just one
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My word, but you look smart!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
dearly loved
From this reading And you look lovely, my dear, too!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
a young female
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
coins made of gold
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
in a softened tone
From this reading “Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “My word, but you look smart!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading And you look lovely, my dear, too!”
a loose and crumbling earthy deposit consisting mainly of calcite or dolomite; used as a fertilizer for soils deficient in lime
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My word, but you look smart!
recurring again and again
From this reading “Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading “My word, but you look smart!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And you look lovely, my dear, too!”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Lovely!” he repeated in an almost hushed voice.
a Caucasian
From this reading He took both her hands in his and led her into the little gold and white drawing-room.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “My word, but you look smart!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My word, but you look smart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “So you’ve come, eh?” said Mr. Marl, rising to greet the girl.
Chapter 16 of The crimson circle by Edgar Wallace holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 273 sentences of The crimson circle, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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