Chapter 7 of The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy. It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other. "He has these spells," he said. "It's a kind of vertigo. Give him a whiff of this."
Chapter 7 of The Mystery of the Boule Cabinet is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading “PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy.”
moving with great haste
From this reading “It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.”
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading “It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.”
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading “PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy.”
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.”
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “"He has these spells," he said.”
a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
From this reading “"It's a kind of vertigo.”
a short light gust of air
From this reading “Give him a whiff of this."”
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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 It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give him a whiff of this."
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has these spells," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Give him a whiff of this."
moving with great haste
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a kind of vertigo.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "It's a kind of vertigo.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
plural of “precaution” — a precautionary measure warding off impending danger or damage or injury etc.
From this reading PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy.
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "He has these spells," he said.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
plural of “spell” — a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading "He has these spells," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "He has these spells," he said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Give him a whiff of this."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
a reeling sensation; a feeling that you are about to fall
From this reading "It's a kind of vertigo.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRECAUTIONS But it wasn't apoplexy.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
at the time that
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
a short light gust of air
From this reading Give him a whiff of this."
which person or people
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was Parks who reassured us, when he came hurrying back a minute later with a glass of water in one hand and a small phial in the other.
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