Chapter 14 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FURTHER MYSTERY. "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch? After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction." "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off." "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
Chapter 14 of The Mystery of the Green Ray is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of craving something
From this reading “After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."”
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading “After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."”
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading “After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?”
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading “"We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."”
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In this reading “"Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.”
In this reading “After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."”
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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 A FURTHER MYSTERY.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
later than; following
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
a feeling of craving something
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
United States architect who designed the first important skyscraper with a skeleton (1846-1912)
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading A FURTHER MYSTERY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
take the midday meal
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
past form of “lunch” — take the midday meal
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
make reference to
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
a form of address for a man
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading A FURTHER MYSTERY.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
cut with a saw
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After his journey I daresay Mr. Burnham has an appetite, not to mention his excursion into the realm of detective fiction."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well," said Hilderman, as we caught them up, "what about lunch?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "We lunched at Mallaig," I explained, "with Mr. Garnesk before we saw him off."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, did you?" he asked, with evident surprise.
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