Chapter 37 of The Grell Mystery is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Grell Mystery is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very well; I am content with that." The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls. "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire. That was my father's place. He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
Chapter 37 of The Grell Mystery is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading “The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “"Very well; I am content with that."”
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “"It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “That was my father's place.”
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading “"It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.”
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading “The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.”
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.”
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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 "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
anew
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
in the past
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Very well; I am content with that."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
the protruding part of the lower jaw
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "Very well; I am content with that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That was my father's place.
a county of southern England on the English Channel
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Very well; I am content with that."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
joined in matrimony
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That was my father's place.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That was my father's place.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Very well; I am content with that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well; I am content with that."
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading The prisoner nursed his chin in his cupped hands and stared unseeingly at the distempered walls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was my father's place.
(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 "Very well; I am content with that."
at the time that
From this reading He died when I was six or seven, and my mother married again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Very well; I am content with that."
a late time of life
From this reading "It began years ago, on a little farm in New Hampshire.
Chapter 37 of The Grell Mystery by Frank Froest holds 261 sentences, grouped into 53 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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