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Chapter 6 of The Detective's Clew is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDERGROUND. Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat. Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle. “Ratter! Beattie!
Chapter 6 of The Detective's Clew is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a steep high face of rock
From this reading “Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.”
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading “Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.”
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.”
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading “Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.”
-ing form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading “Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.”
plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.”
under the level of the ground
From this reading “UNDERGROUND.”
make whistling sounds
From this reading “Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.”
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.
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In this reading “Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.”
In this reading “Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.”
In this reading “Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.”
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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 Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
anew
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beattie!
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
a steep high face of rock
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
United States writer of thrillers (born in 1925)
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
a particular point in time
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
-ing form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
a disloyal person who betrays or deserts his cause or religion or political party or friend etc.
From this reading “Ratter!
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
-ing form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
plural of “rod” — a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
only a very short time before
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
under the level of the ground
From this reading UNDERGROUND.
at the time that
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
in or at the place that
From this reading Leonard had scarcely left the shore two rods behind him when his pursuer reached the point where he had leaped into the boat.
make whistling sounds
From this reading Pausing a moment and retracing his steps, he ran to the base of a high cliff of rocks, and again blew his whistle.
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