Chapter 14 of The Luminous Face is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of The Luminous Face is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe. “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter. What are police for? What are detectives for? And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
Chapter 14 of The Luminous Face is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading “And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?””
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.”
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “What are detectives for?”
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading “Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.”
United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
From this reading “Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.”
a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading “Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.”
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading “And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?””
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.”
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.
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In this reading “And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?””
In this reading ““It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.”
In this reading ““It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.”
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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’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
(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 And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are police for?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
plural of “chap” — a boy or man
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
plural of “detective” — a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading What are detectives for?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What are police for?
in a forward direction
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
a narrow way or road
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading What are police for?
a tree with limbs cut back to promote a more bushy growth of foliage
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
precisely, exactly
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
a special situation
From this reading “It’s a queer thing,” Monroe said, “that nobody gets any forrader in the Gleason matter.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And most of all, what are we chaps for, if we can’t solve a mystery right in our own set?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Hester’s Statement Pollard and Lane, sitting talking in the Club Lounge, were joined by Dean Monroe.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are police for?
Chapter 14 of The Luminous Face by Carolyn Wells holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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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