Chapter 9 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Good morning, Miss Hoyle.” Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so. Cecily sat down. “You sent for me,” she said nervously. The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
Chapter 9 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading “The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.”
an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
From this reading ““Good morning, Miss Hoyle.””
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.”
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading ““You sent for me,” she said nervously.”
-ing form of “scrutinize” — to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading “Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.”
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 “Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.”
In this reading “The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.”
In this reading “The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cecily sat down.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cecily sat down.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
a competitor thought likely to win
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
a young female
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good morning, Miss Hoyle.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)
From this reading “Good morning, Miss Hoyle.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You sent for me,” she said nervously.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Good morning, Miss Hoyle.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Good morning, Miss Hoyle.”
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “You sent for me,” she said nervously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You sent for me,” she said nervously.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Cecily sat down.
-ing form of “scrutinize” — to look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “You sent for me,” she said nervously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You sent for me,” she said nervously.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Inspector Furnival rose and placed a chair for the girl, scrutinizing her pale face keenly as he did so.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The inspector took the chair at the top of the table that had been Luke Bechcombe's favourite seat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You sent for me,” she said nervously.
Chapter 9 of The Crow's Inn tragedy by Annie Haynes holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 9 holds 202 sentences of The Crow's Inn tragedy, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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