Chapter 3 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers. She did not look at her aunt. "Well," asked the latter inquisitively. She loved discussing her own ailments. "Well, there is nothing new.
Chapter 3 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ailment” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “She loved discussing her own ailments.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “She did not look at her aunt.”
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “She loved discussing her own ailments.”
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “"Well," asked the latter inquisitively.”
held dear
From this reading “She loved discussing her own ailments.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “"Well, there is nothing new.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.”
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.
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be restored
In this reading “Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.”
In this reading “Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She did not look at her aunt.”
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From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
plural of “ailment” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading She loved discussing her own ailments.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well," asked the latter inquisitively.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
-ing form of “discuss” — to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading She loved discussing her own ailments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
with curiosity
From this reading "Well," asked the latter inquisitively.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading "Well," asked the latter inquisitively.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
held dear
From this reading She loved discussing her own ailments.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She loved discussing her own ailments.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not look at her aunt.
successive (without a break)
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Well, there is nothing new.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
(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," asked the latter inquisitively.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Agatha came back to the drawing-room, and went straight to her flowers.
Chapter 3 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels by Duchess holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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