Chapter 7 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man. “Grandpa’ll be here in a minute. We’ll start fair.” The barmaid glanced out of the window. “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
Chapter 7 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ““There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.”
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading ““Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “We’ll start fair.””
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “The barmaid glanced out of the window.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading ““Grandpa’ll be here in a minute.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “We’ll start fair.””
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading ““Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little 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 “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
a female bartender
From this reading The barmaid glanced out of the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Grandpa’ll be here in a minute.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading We’ll start fair.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The barmaid glanced out of the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Grandpa’ll be here in a minute.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Grandpa’ll be here in a minute.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Grandpa’ll be here in a minute.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Grandpa’ll be here in a minute.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The barmaid glanced out of the window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The barmaid glanced out of the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We’ll start fair.”
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s Mr. Quarterpage coming across the street now,” she announced.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait a bit, wait a bit,” said the dapper little man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll start fair.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The barmaid glanced out of the window.
Chapter 7 of The Middle Temple Murder by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 408 sentences of The Middle Temple Murder, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Middle Temple Murder by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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