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Chapter 11 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands. “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock. The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.” Breton glanced at his watch. “Come on, then,” he said.
Chapter 11 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading ““I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.”
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading “Breton glanced at his watch.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.””
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Breton glanced at his watch.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading ““I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.”
according to the clock
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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 The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.”
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading Breton glanced at his watch.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, then,” he said.
being one more than ten
From this reading The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Breton glanced at his watch.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
of great significance or value
From this reading The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
according to the clock
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Spargo leant against the head of the stairs and folded his hands.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Come on, then,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The appointment—a most important one—was for eleven o’clock.”
look attentively
From this reading Breton glanced at his watch.
at the time that
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I came here,” he said, “to keep an appointment with Mr. Elphick—an appointment which he made when I called on him, as you suggested, at nine o’clock.
Chapter 11 of The Middle Temple Murder by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher holds 406 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.
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