Chapter 11 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?” Bannister looked. “Very little, Mr. Bathurst.” Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres. Bannister watched him.
Chapter 11 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.”
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading “Bannister looked.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?””
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?””
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading “A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?””
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading “A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?””
plural of “tyre” — a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading “Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.”
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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.”
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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 Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading Bannister looked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very little, Mr. Bathurst.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bannister watched him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Very little, Mr. Bathurst.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Bannister looked.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Very little, Mr. Bathurst.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Newspaper and a Second Suit-Case “Much petrol in the tank, Inspector?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
plural of “tyre” — a port in southern Lebanon on the Mediterranean Sea; formerly a major Phoenician seaport famous for silks
From this reading Anthony bent down and took a good look at each of the tyres.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very little, Mr. Bathurst.”
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Bannister watched him.
Chapter 11 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye by Brian Flynn holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 11 holds 176 sentences of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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