Chapter 15 of The Red House Mystery is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 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 Red House Mystery is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night? Antony thought that he knew now. It was Mark’s body. From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it. For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
Chapter 15 of The Red House Mystery is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 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 “Antony thought that he knew now.”
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading “For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.”
possessive form of “mark” — a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
a small lake
From this reading “Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?”
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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 For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
react verbally
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
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 Antony thought that he knew now.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading It was Mark’s body.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
without compunction or human feeling
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
the act of departing
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Antony thought that he knew now.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Antony thought that he knew now.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
possessive form of “mark” — a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading It was Mark’s body.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Antony thought that he knew now.
a small lake
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For, if Mark had been killed, it seemed such a cold-blooded killing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading From the beginning he had seen this answer coming and had drawn back from it.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Antony thought that he knew now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Getting Ready for the Night What was it which Cayley was going to hide in that pond that night?
Chapter 15 of The Red House Mystery by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 273 sentences of The Red House Mystery, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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