Chapter 3 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. SNELL IN TROUBLE. Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell. “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant. “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
Chapter 3 of The Photographer's Evidence is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading ““There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.”
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading ““I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.””
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ““I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.””
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading “Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading “Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading ““I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.””
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “SNELL IN TROUBLE.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SNELL IN TROUBLE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
cut slightly, with a razor
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
not any; not one
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SNELL IN TROUBLE.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
express in words
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
a source of difficulty
From this reading SNELL IN TROUBLE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “There’s something up,” he said to his assistant.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nick had not taken time to tell Patsy very much about Snell.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I have no idea what it is, but I want you to shadow this man and see what becomes of him.”
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