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The Cruise of the Jasper B.
The Cruise of the Jasper B.

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.
He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.
Loge, on the other hand, had thought Cleggett a detective.
He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.
Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.
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The Cruise of the Jasper B.

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Cruise of the Jasper B. is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.
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He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.
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Loge, on the other hand, had thought Cleggett a detective.
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He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.
/hiː hæd əˈdrest hɪm æz ˈmɪstər dɪˈtektɪv ðæt ˈmɔːrnɪŋ æt ˈmɔːrɪsɪz/
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Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

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allied adjective US /əˈlaɪd/

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading “Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.”

ally noun US /ˈælaɪ/

a friendly nation

From this reading “He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.”

crook noun US /krʊk/

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading “He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.”

logan noun US /ˈloʊɡən/

a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

From this reading “THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.”

Loge noun US /loʊdʒ/

balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

From this reading “THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.”

Morris's noun US /ˈmɔːrɪsɪz/

possessive form of “morris” — United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading “He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.”

signified noun US /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪd/

the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

From this reading “THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.”

Wilton noun US /ˈwɪltən/

a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile

From this reading “THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

addressedadjectiveUS /əˈdrest/

(of mail) marked with a destination

From this reading He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.

againstprepositionUS /əˈɡenst/

touching and pressing; in opposition to

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

alliedadjectiveUS /əˈlaɪd/

related by common characteristics or ancestry

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

allynounUS /ˈælaɪ/

a friendly nation

From this reading He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.

Annabel

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

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

Barnstable

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From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

BLACKadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

Cleggett

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From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

crooknounUS /krʊk/

someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime

From this reading He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.

detectivenounUS /dɪˈtektɪv/

a police officer who investigates crimes

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Loge, on the other hand, had thought Cleggett a detective.

havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had thought Cleggett a crook, and Loge's ally.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

indicatedverbUS /ˈɪndəkeɪtəd/

past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

JaspernounUS /ˈdʒæspər/

an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

LeenounUS /liː/

United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)

From this reading Loge believed the Jasper B. and the Annabel Lee to be allied against him.

LOGANnounUS /ˈloʊɡən/

a mountain peak in the St. Elias Range in the southwestern Yukon Territory in Canada (19,850 feet high)

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

LogenounUS /loʊdʒ/

balcony consisting of the forward section of a theater mezzanine

From this reading Loge, on the other hand, had thought Cleggett a detective.

Loge's

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

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.

Morris'snounUS /ˈmɔːrɪsɪz/

possessive form of “morris” — United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

From this reading He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.

OFprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Loge, on the other hand, had thought Cleggett a detective.

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading Loge, on the other hand, had thought Cleggett a detective.

outburstnounUS /ˈaʊtbɜːrst/

an unrestrained expression of emotion

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

quarrelnounUS /ˈkwɔːrəl/

an angry dispute

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

signifiednounUS /ˈsɪɡnəfaɪd/

the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

SOULnounUS /soʊl/

the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading He had addressed him as "Mr. Detective" that morning at Morris's.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

thievesnounUS /θiːvz/

plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

WiltonnounUS /ˈwɪltən/

a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

witnessedverbUS /ˈwɪtnəst/

past form of “witness” — be a witness to

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

wrathnounUS /ræθ/

intense anger (usually on an epic scale)

From this reading THE SOUL OF LOGAN BLACK Wilton Barnstable, the great detective, having witnessed Loge's outburst of wrath, had thought it signified a quarrel between thieves, as his words to Cleggett indicated.

Chapter 13 of The Cruise of the Jasper B. by Don Marquis holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.

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Evening
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April
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Clement
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Cleggett
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