Chapter 17 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dr. Darkham! _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty. "Yes. I followed you!" He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
Chapter 17 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “_You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “_You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I followed you!"”
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading “_You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “_You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes.”
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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take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.”
rest on for support
In this reading “He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.”
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dr. Darkham!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dr. Darkham!
opinion or judgment
From this reading He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I followed you!"
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I followed you!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He looked at her, his eyes resting on her.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _You!_" Her tone was cold, almost haughty.
Chapter 17 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels by Duchess holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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