Chapter 29 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO KILLED MRS. RIDER? The matron of the nursing home received Tarling. Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest. She suggested she should be sent to the country.
Chapter 29 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.”
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading “The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.”
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading “Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.”
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading “The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “RIDER?”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “She suggested she should be sent to the country.”
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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 Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
make calm or still
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading WHO KILLED MRS.
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHO KILLED MRS.
conforming with or constituting a norm or standard or level or type or social norm; not abnormal
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading RIDER?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The matron of the nursing home received Tarling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She suggested she should be sent to the country.
which person or people
From this reading WHO KILLED MRS.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Odette, she said, had regained her normal calm, but would require a few days' rest.
Chapter 29 of The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace holds 96 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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