Chapter 16 of The Mystery of Murray Davenport is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Mystery of Murray Davenport is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill. She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all. Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl: “But I don't understand. I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
Chapter 16 of The Mystery of Murray Davenport is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.””
for this reason
From this reading “Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.””
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:”
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading “Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:”
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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 I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
(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 She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I don't understand.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
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From this reading “But I don't understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
for this reason
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I don't understand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
not any; not one
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
many times at short intervals
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
a human being
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hence there was no great stupidity in her remark to Turl:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading She had seen Turl less often than the other two had, and Davenport never at all.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “But I don't understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
which person or people
From this reading AFTER THE DISCLOSURE The person who spoke first was Edna Hill.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I know Mr. Larcher met a man coming through that hallway one night, but it turned out to be you.”
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