Chapter 11 of The Diamond Cross Mystery is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Diamond Cross Mystery is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel. "Yes, sah!" "We're going fishing tomorrow!" "Is we, Colonel? Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
Chapter 11 of The Diamond Cross Mystery is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
From this reading “NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.”
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading “"We're going fishing tomorrow!"”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.”
a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
From this reading “NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.”
the day after today
From this reading “"We're going fishing tomorrow!"”
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.
court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated
From this reading NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading "We're going fishing tomorrow!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
the act of departing
From this reading "We're going fishing tomorrow!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is we, Colonel?
not any; not one
From this reading NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, sah!"
a strong coarse tobacco that has been shredded
From this reading NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NO ALIMONY "Shag!" exclaimed the colonel.
the day after today
From this reading "We're going fishing tomorrow!"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Is we, Colonel?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We're going fishing tomorrow!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sah!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Den I s'pects yo'll want t' git--" "Get everything ready, yes.
Chapter 11 of The Diamond Cross Mystery by Chester K. Steele holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
Chapter 11 holds 210 sentences of The Diamond Cross Mystery, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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