Chapter 23 of The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark. What an exciting place for an investigation!” “And Mr. Van Broecklyn? Have you never met him?” “Once, when a child.
Chapter 23 of The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a young person of either sex
From this reading ““Once, when a child.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading ““I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.”
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading “What an exciting place for an investigation!””
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading “What an exciting place for an investigation!””
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Have you never met him?””
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “What an exciting place for an investigation!””
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading ““I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading ““And Mr. Van Broecklyn?”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Once, when a child.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Once, when a child.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have you never met him?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Have you never met him?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Have you never met him?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
on one occasion
From this reading “Once, when a child.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I have been by here, but I recognized nothing in the dark.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “And Mr. Van Broecklyn?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What an exciting place for an investigation!”
at the time that
From this reading “Once, when a child.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you never met him?”
Chapter 23 of The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for by Anna Katharine Green holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 23 holds 189 sentences of The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of The Golden Slipper, and Other Problems for by Anna Katharine Green exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 189 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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