Chapter 16 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable. He hardly knew what he was saying. "He is coming--Ambert, I mean. He will ask you to go and see the houses with him." "Is that all?"
Chapter 16 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"He is coming--Ambert, I mean.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “He hardly knew what he was saying.”
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"He is coming--Ambert, I mean.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “He hardly knew what he was saying.”
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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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Is that all?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
only a very short time before
From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
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 He hardly knew what he was saying.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "He is coming--Ambert, I mean.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that all?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned to Elfrida, his face pale and miserable.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He hardly knew what he was saying.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He will ask you to go and see the houses with him."
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