Chapter XXXVIII of The crimson circle, “Who is The Crimson Circle?,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVIII
Chapter XXXVIII of The crimson circle, “Who is The Crimson Circle?,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days. The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think. Parr! An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale. John Parr!
Chapter XXXVIII of The crimson circle, “Who is The Crimson Circle?,” is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading “An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.”
true confidential information
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
From this reading “The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.”
travel slowly
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
From this reading “The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
a university in Connecticut
From this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
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In this reading “Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.”
In this reading “The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.”
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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 Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
true confidential information
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
of great significance or value
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John Parr!
inflected form of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
not any; not one
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Queen of England as the 6th wife of Henry VIII (1512-1548)
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
travel slowly
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
(Greek mythology) the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading An awful thought occurred to Derrick Yale.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The escape of Thalia Drummond was a much more important affair than Parr seemed to think.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
a university in Connecticut
From this reading Yale learnt no more details than those he had already read, and took a taxi to his city office, which he had not visited for two days.
Chapter 38 of The crimson circle by Edgar Wallace holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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 38 holds 119 sentences of The crimson circle, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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