Chapter 15 of The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE REVELATION OF MR. PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister. "Well, I never heard of such a thing. Did you know of it, Mr. Alder?" Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.
Chapter 15 of The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
From this reading “Did you know of it, Mr. Alder?"”
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading “PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.”
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.”
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
From this reading “PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “THE REVELATION OF MR.”
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading “PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.”
not limited or restricted
From this reading “Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.”
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.
In this reading “"Well, I never heard of such a thing.”
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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 "Well, I never heard of such a thing.
wood of any of various alder trees; resistant to underwater rot; used for bridges etc
From this reading Did you know of it, Mr. Alder?"
in an alternating sequence or position
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you know of it, Mr. Alder?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Well, I never heard of such a thing.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, I never heard of such a thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did you know of it, Mr. Alder?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did you know of it, Mr. Alder?"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE REVELATION OF MR.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Well, I never heard of such a thing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE REVELATION OF MR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
recurring again and again
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading THE REVELATION OF MR.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.
a petitioner who solicits contributions or trade or votes
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
a male human offspring
From this reading PRAIN "Arthur Ferris the son of Dean!" repeated Gebb, looking alternately at solicitor and barrister.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Well, I never heard of such a thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE REVELATION OF MR.
a special situation
From this reading "Well, I never heard of such a thing.
not limited or restricted
From this reading Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.
(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 "Well, I never heard of such a thing.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alder shook his head with unqualified amazement.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did you know of it, Mr. Alder?"
Chapter 15 of The Lady from Nowhere: A Detective Story by Fergus Hume holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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