Chapter 5 of The Red House Mystery is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Red House Mystery is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door. “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said. “No, thank you, Mr. Gillingham. You’ll be about, of course?” “Oh, yes.”
Chapter 5 of The Red House Mystery is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 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 “Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.”
third-person singular of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading ““Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.”
express a supposition
From this reading ““Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading ““No, thank you, Mr. Gillingham.”
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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 Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You’ll be about, of course?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
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 Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You’ll be about, of course?”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
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From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
third-person singular of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading You’ll be about, of course?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, thank you, Mr. Gillingham.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You’ll be about, of course?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
express a supposition
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “No, thank you, Mr. Gillingham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
(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, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mr. Gillingham Chooses a New Profession As Cayley went over to the bell, Antony got up and moved to the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, you won’t want me, I suppose, inspector,” he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You’ll be about, of course?”
Chapter 5 of The Red House Mystery by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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 5 holds 221 sentences of The Red House Mystery, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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