Chapter 8 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office. Outside a man was standing. He touched his forehead respectfully. “Glad to see you, sir. The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
Chapter 8 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a passageway under a curved masonry construction
From this reading “Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.”
-ing form of “dismiss” — bar from attention or consideration
From this reading “Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “He touched his forehead respectfully.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.”
in a respectful manner
From this reading “He touched his forehead respectfully.”
travel slowly
From this reading “Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.”
having come into contact
From this reading “He touched his forehead respectfully.”
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 “The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.””
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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 Outside a man was standing.
a passageway under a curved masonry construction
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
-ing form of “dismiss” — bar from attention or consideration
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He touched his forehead respectfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Glad to see you, sir.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He touched his forehead respectfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
and nothing more
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
for more time
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Outside a man was standing.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Outside a man was standing.
in a respectful manner
From this reading He touched his forehead respectfully.
express in words
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Glad to see you, sir.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Glad to see you, sir.
having a supporting base
From this reading Outside a man was standing.
travel slowly
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
having come into contact
From this reading He touched his forehead respectfully.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The lady has just been to the door to say she can't wait more than five minutes longer.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Outside a man was standing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Dismissing his taxi at the Archway, Inspector Furnival made the best of his way to his office.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Glad to see you, sir.
Chapter 8 of The Crow's Inn tragedy by Annie Haynes holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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 8 holds 238 sentences of The Crow's Inn tragedy, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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