Chapter 15 of The melody of death is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The melody of death is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again. He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man. “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him. “Where is Gilbert? And where does he wire from?”
Chapter 15 of The melody of death is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.”
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading “He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading ““Where is Gilbert?”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.”
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading “He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.”
your usual mood
From this reading “He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “And where does he wire from?””
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 “THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.”
In this reading “He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
anew
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
liable to sudden unpredictable change
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And where does he wire from?”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “Where is Gilbert?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Where is Gilbert?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
with low volume
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
marked by practical hardheaded intelligence
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
your usual mood
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading THE TALE THE DOCTOR TOLD The General read the telegram again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was, despite his erratic temperament, a shrewd and intelligent man.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What does that mean?” he asked quietly for him.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where is Gilbert?
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading And where does he wire from?”
Chapter 15 of The melody of death by Edgar Wallace holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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 15 holds 142 sentences of The melody of death, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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