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The Crooked House

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.
"Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."
"I wath," the financier quivered--"indeed I wath, inthpector."
"Then she left you for about ten minutes?"
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Crooked House

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Crooked House is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/2 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MR.
/ˈmɪstər/
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GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.
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"Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."
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"I wath," the financier quivered--"indeed I wath, inthpector."
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"Then she left you for about ten minutes?"
/ðen ʃiː left juː fɔːr əˈbaʊt ten ˈmɪnəts/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

agitated adjective US /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading “GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.”

crime noun US /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading “"Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."”

discovered adjective US /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading “"Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."”

extremely adverb US /ekˈstriːmli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading “GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.”

financier noun US /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/

a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

From this reading “GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.”

greater adjective US /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading “"Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."”

inspector noun US /ˌɪnˈspektər/

a high ranking police officer

From this reading “GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.”

shake verb US /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading “GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.”

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "Then she left you for about ten minutes?"

agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/

troubled emotionally and usually deeply

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

crimenounUS /kraɪm/

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

discoveredadjectiveUS /dɪˈskʌvərd/

discovered or determined by scientific observation

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

extremelyadverbUS /ekˈstriːmli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

financiernounUS /ˌfɪnənˈsɪr/

a person skilled in large scale financial transactions

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

gardennounUS /ˈɡɑːrdən/

a plot of ground where plants are cultivated

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

GLUCKSTEIN

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

greateradjectiveUS /ˈɡreɪtər/

greater in size or importance or degree

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading "I wath," the financier quivered--"indeed I wath, inthpector."

inspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/

a high ranking police officer

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

inthpector

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I wath," the financier quivered--"indeed I wath, inthpector."

Krashoff

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

leftnounUS /left/

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 "Then she left you for about ten minutes?"

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

minutesnounUS /ˈmɪnəts/

a written account of what transpired at a meeting

From this reading "Then she left you for about ten minutes?"

MRnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading MR.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

quivered

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I wath," the financier quivered--"indeed I wath, inthpector."

shakeverbUS /ʃeɪk/

move or cause to move back and forth

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Then she left you for about ten minutes?"

tennounUS /ten/

the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system

From this reading "Then she left you for about ten minutes?"

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then she left you for about ten minutes?"

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

wath

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I wath," the financier quivered--"indeed I wath, inthpector."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading GLUCKSTEIN The financier was extremely agitated, and tried to shake hands with the inspector.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Mr. Gluckstein, I understand from Madame Krashoff that you were with her in the garden for the greater part of the time before the crime was discovered."

Chapter 9 of The Crooked House by Brandon Fleming holds 13 sentences, grouped into 3 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.

What does chapter 9 of The Crooked House contain?

Chapter 9 holds 13 sentences of The Crooked House, unabridged, divided into 3 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 9 of The Crooked House by Brandon Fleming exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 13 sentences, grouped into 3 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

How do I study chapter 9 of The Crooked House?

Work through the 3 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.

Each of the 3 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.

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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 9 can be played aloud in United States English.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #22820, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 356 minutes of reading across 855 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Vocabulary met early in The Crooked House

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Unusual
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Thing
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George
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Copplestone
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