Chapter 1 of The 'Phone Booth Mystery is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of The 'Phone Booth Mystery by John Ironside holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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 1 holds 93 sentences of The 'Phone Booth Mystery, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The 'Phone Booth Mystery is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC. _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling. It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir. Lucky they came in to-night and not to-morrow.
Chapter 1 of The 'Phone Booth Mystery is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
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From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lucky they came in to-night and not to-morrow.
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From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
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From this reading Lucky they came in to-night and not to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucky they came in to-night and not to-morrow.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lucky they came in to-night and not to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First Printing, August, 1924_ _Second Printing, October, 1924_ “I’m extremely sorry, Carling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “THE RED SYMBOL,” “FORGED IN STRONG FIRES,” ETC.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lucky they came in to-night and not to-morrow.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucky they came in to-night and not to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It’s too bad to keep you to-night, but----” “That’s all right, sir.
