Chapter 15 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister. “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me. I wonder why. Send him up, Falcon.” “Very good, Inspector.”
Chapter 15 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading “Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.”
see with attention
From this reading ““Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.”
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading “Send him up, Falcon.””
a high ranking police officer
From this reading ““Very good, Inspector.””
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.”
try to get or reach
From this reading ““Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.”
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading ““Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.”
plural of “trump” — a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
From this reading “Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I wonder why.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
English runner who in 1954 became the first person to run a mile in less than four minutes (born in 1929)
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
see with attention
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
at any time
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
From this reading Send him up, Falcon.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Very good, Inspector.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Send him up, Falcon.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “Very good, Inspector.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
try to get or reach
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
plural of “seek” — the movement of a read/write head to a specific data track on a disk
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send him up, Falcon.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
plural of “trump” — a playing card in the suit that has been declared trumps
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Send him up, Falcon.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very good, Inspector.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alan Warburton Leads Trumps “This is getting more interesting than ever,” exclaimed Bannister.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Lo and behold!—the man I was about to seek—seeks me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I wonder why.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder why.
Chapter 15 of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye by Brian Flynn holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 15 holds 248 sentences of The mystery of the Peacock's Eye, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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