Chapter 12 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.” The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard. He glanced keenly at his interlocutor. He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him. The detective's face cleared.
Chapter 12 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The detective's face cleared.”
defying expression or description
From this reading “He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading ““I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.””
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
From this reading “He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.”
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.”
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading “The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.”
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading “He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.”
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading “He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.”
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 “He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.”
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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 He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading The detective's face cleared.
possessive form of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The detective's face cleared.
to come or go into
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The detective's face cleared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
defying expression or description
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.”
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
From this reading He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.
and nothing more
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading He glanced keenly at his interlocutor.
having a protruding jaw giving the face a gaunt appearance
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
above and across; more than
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
term of address for a man
From this reading “I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
which person or people
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
(law) a legal document issued by a court or judicial officer
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
an American who lives in the North (especially during the American Civil War)
From this reading He saw a tall, lantern-jawed, lean-shanked man who seemed in some indescribable way to carry Yankee writ large all over him.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading The inspector, with Mr. Steadman, was just about to enter New Scotland Yard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I guess you are Inspector Furnival, sir.”
Chapter 12 of The Crow's Inn tragedy by Annie Haynes holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 12 holds 187 sentences of The Crow's Inn tragedy, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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