Chapter 36 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan. His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden. "What is it?" asked Whiteside quietly. "Who was the man?" "Stay," said Tarling.
Chapter 36 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.”
fasten with a hook
From this reading “LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.”
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading “LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.”
possessive form of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.”
comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading “His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.”
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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 LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
(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 His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it?" asked Whiteside quietly.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
destroyed or killed
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
fasten with a hook
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it?" asked Whiteside quietly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it?" asked Whiteside quietly.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
water chestnut whose spiny fruit has two rather than 4 prongs
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Who was the man?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
possessive form of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
with low volume
From this reading "What is it?" asked Whiteside quietly.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Stay," said Tarling.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Stay," said Tarling.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
doomed to extinction
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it?" asked Whiteside quietly.
a Caucasian
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
comparative of “white” — being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is it?" asked Whiteside quietly.
which person or people
From this reading His face was white--whiter than the prisoner's who sat opposite him, and he seemed to have gone old all of a sudden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading LING CHU RETURNS Tarling dropped the telephone receiver on its hook and had sunk into a chair with a groan.
Chapter 36 of The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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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