Chapter 20 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.” Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman. “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.” Steadman nodded. “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
Chapter 20 of The Crow's Inn tragedy is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading ““I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.””
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading ““Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.””
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading ““Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.””
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading ““Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.””
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading ““Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.””
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.”
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading ““I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.””
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In this reading “Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.”
anew
In this reading “Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.”
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anew
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
any thing at all
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
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From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
give surety or assume responsibility
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
capital and largest city and economic and cultural center of Portugal; a major port in western Portugal on Tagus River where it broadens and empties into the Atlantic
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Steadman nodded.
above and across; more than
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
a traveler riding in a vehicle (a boat or bus or car or plane or train etc) who is not operating it
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
coming next after the sixteenth in position
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Inspector Furnival read the telegram over again aloud and then handed it to Steadman.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Samuel Horsingforth passenger to Lisbon by the _Atlantic_ starting from Southampton seventeenth instant.”
-ing form of “tour” — make a tour of a certain place
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “Better get there before the boat train, I think, sir.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I'll guarantee my touring car to do it in less time than anything else you can get.”
Chapter 20 of The Crow's Inn tragedy by Annie Haynes holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 20 holds 171 sentences of The Crow's Inn tragedy, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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