Chapter 13 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly. “Don’t alarm yourself. We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first. Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords. Into it, now!
Chapter 13 of The Middle Temple Murder is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading “Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading ““Don’t alarm yourself.”
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading ““Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.”
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.”
be seated
From this reading “Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.”
in a soothing manner
From this reading ““Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly.”
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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 moment,” said Breton, soothingly.
third-person singular of “afford” — be able to spare or give up
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Don’t alarm yourself.
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading “Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t alarm yourself.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.
superlative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Into it, now!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Into it, now!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly.
be seated
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
in a soothing manner
From this reading “Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now, Myerst, my man, sit down in that chair—it’s the heaviest the place affords.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait a moment,” said Breton, soothingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We’ll deal with Mr. Myerst here first.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Don’t alarm yourself.
Chapter 13 of The Middle Temple Murder by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher holds 409 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 13 holds 409 sentences of The Middle Temple Murder, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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