Chapter 3 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DETECTIVE. That's all right, ma'am. Now there's just one thing more. DUKE. (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
Chapter 3 of The Ghost Breaker is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 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.
travel across or pass over
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “DETECTIVE.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “DUKE.”
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “(_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “That's all right, ma'am.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “(_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “(_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “(_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.”
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.
(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 That's all right, ma'am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
travel across or pass over
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading DETECTIVE.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading DUKE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
and nothing more
From this reading Now there's just one thing more.
a woman of refinement
From this reading That's all right, ma'am.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Now there's just one thing more.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now there's just one thing more.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Now there's just one thing more.
accept an excuse for
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
precisely, exactly
From this reading That's all right, ma'am.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
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From this reading That's all right, ma'am.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now there's just one thing more.
a special situation
From this reading Now there's just one thing more.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (_Cross and touch_ DETECTIVE _on arm_) You will pardon me, but I wish to inform you that this man's name is Warren---- DETECTIVE.
Chapter 3 of The Ghost Breaker by Paul Dickey holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 427 sentences of The Ghost Breaker, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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