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The Detective's Clew

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Detective's Clew is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE NEW MUSIC-TEACHER.
Karl Zikoff, teacher of music.
This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.
In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.
Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.
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The Detective's Clew

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Detective's Clew is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE NEW MUSIC-TEACHER.
Line 2
Karl Zikoff, teacher of music.
Line 3
This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.
/ðɪs wɑːz ðə ɡaɪz ɪn wɪtʃ ˈkɑːrloʊs ˈkɑːnræd meɪd hɪz ˌriːəˈpɪrəns ɪn ˈdɔːltən/
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In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.
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Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

Carlos noun US /ˈkɑːrloʊs/

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading “This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.”

Conrad noun US /ˈkɑːnræd/

English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)

From this reading “This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.”

Dalton noun US /ˈdɔːltən/

English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

From this reading “This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.”

perfected adjective US /pərˈfektɪd/

(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed

From this reading “Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.”

reappearance noun US /ˌriːəˈpɪrəns/

the event of something appearing again

From this reading “This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.”

rehearsed verb US /riˈhɜːrst/

past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal

From this reading “Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.”

simulate verb US /ˈsɪmjələt/

reproduce someone's behavior or looks

From this reading “Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.”

Twelfth adjective US /twelfθ/

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

From this reading “In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

under the direction preposition + article + noun counted as “under … direction”

In this reading “Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.”

All words in this reading · 52

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

abodenounUS /əˈboʊd/

any address at which you dwell more than temporarily

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

associatesnounUS /əˈsoʊsiəts/

plural of “associate” — a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

CarlosnounUS /ˈkɑːrloʊs/

Venezuelan master terrorist raised by a Marxist-Leninist father; trained and worked with many terrorist groups (born in 1949)

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

characternounUS /ˈkerɪktər/

an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

ConradnounUS /ˈkɑːnræd/

English novelist (born in Poland) noted for sea stories and for his narrative technique (1857-1924)

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

DaltonnounUS /ˈdɔːltən/

English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

directionnounUS /dərˈekʃən/

a line leading to a place or point

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

disguisenounUS /dɪsˈɡaɪz/

A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

guisenounUS /ɡaɪz/

an artful or simulated semblance

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

hepronounUS /hiː/

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

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

HereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

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

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

Karl

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

From this reading Karl Zikoff, teacher of music.

leftnounUS /left/

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 In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

musicnounUS /ˈmjuːzɪk/

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Karl Zikoff, teacher of music.

MUSIC-TEACHER

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

From this reading THE NEW MUSIC-TEACHER.

NEWadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading THE NEW MUSIC-TEACHER.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Karl Zikoff, teacher of music.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

perfectedadjectiveUS /pərˈfektɪd/

(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

preparedadjectiveUS /priˈperd/

made ready or fit or suitable beforehand

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

protectionnounUS /prəˈtekʃən/

the activity of protecting someone or something

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

reappearancenounUS /ˌriːəˈpɪrəns/

the event of something appearing again

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

rehearsedverbUS /riˈhɜːrst/

past form of “rehearse” — engage in a rehearsal

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

simulateverbUS /ˈsɪmjələt/

reproduce someone's behavior or looks

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

Stark's

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

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

teachernounUS /ˈtiːtʃər/

a person whose occupation is teaching

From this reading Karl Zikoff, teacher of music.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading THE NEW MUSIC-TEACHER.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

TwelfthadjectiveUS /twelfθ/

coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

From this reading Here, under the direction of Mr. Stark’s associates, he had perfected his disguise and rehearsed his part until he was well prepared to simulate the character in which we find him.

Werner's

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

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading This was the guise in which Carlos Conrad made his reappearance in Dalton.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading In New York he had left Mr. Werner’s protection and taken up his abode at No. ―――― Twelfth street.

Zikoff

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

From this reading Karl Zikoff, teacher of music.

Chapter 22 of The Detective's Clew by O. S. Adams holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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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