Chapter 6 of The Mystery of Murray Davenport is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Mystery of Murray Davenport is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed. All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done. Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement. He was non-committal, with the evasiveness of apathy. He seemed not to care any longer about anything.
Chapter 6 of The Mystery of Murray Davenport is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
From this reading “He was non-committal, with the evasiveness of apathy.”
joint operation or action
From this reading “All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.”
possessive form of “davenport” — a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.”
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading “Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.”
past form of “enlist” — join the military
From this reading “All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.”
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.”
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading “Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.”
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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 NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He seemed not to care any longer about anything.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
any thing at all
From this reading He seemed not to care any longer about anything.
an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
From this reading He was non-committal, with the evasiveness of apathy.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading He seemed not to care any longer about anything.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
joint operation or action
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
possessive form of “davenport” — a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
precise; explicit and clearly defined
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
past form of “enlist” — join the military
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
intentionally vague or ambiguous
From this reading He was non-committal, with the evasiveness of apathy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was non-committal, with the evasiveness of apathy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
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From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
for more time
From this reading He seemed not to care any longer about anything.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was non-committal, with the evasiveness of apathy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
extending out above or beyond a surface or boundary
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed not to care any longer about anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE NAME OF ONE TURL COMES UP A month passed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was non-committal, with the evasiveness of apathy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading All the work in which Larcher had enlisted Davenport's cooperation was done.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Larcher would have projected more, but the artist could not be pinned down to any definite engagement.
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