Chapter 26 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose. And I had to telephone Barbara. She'd be waiting up for my message. The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
Chapter 26 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading “BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “She'd be waiting up for my message.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.”
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading “The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:”
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading “BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.”
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading “BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “And I had to telephone Barbara.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:”
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 minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I had to telephone Barbara.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I had to telephone Barbara.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She'd be waiting up for my message.
a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She'd be waiting up for my message.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And I had to telephone Barbara.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I had to telephone Barbara.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading She'd be waiting up for my message.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She'd be waiting up for my message.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
past form of “plunge” — thrust or throw into
From this reading The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'd be waiting up for my message.
possessive form of “sheriff” — the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
third-person singular of “speak” — express in speech
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading And I had to telephone Barbara.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BOWMAN SPEAKS Midnight in the sheriff's office at San Jose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I had to telephone Barbara.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She'd be waiting up for my message.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She'd be waiting up for my message.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading The minute I heard her voice on the wire, I plunged in:
Chapter 26 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase by Alice MacGowan holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 26 holds 271 sentences of The Million-Dollar Suitcase, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of The Million-Dollar Suitcase by Alice MacGowan exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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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