Chapter 25 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Agatha? You!" "Yes, yes. I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you. After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Chapter 25 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"”
a particular point in time
From this reading “I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"”
express in speech
From this reading “I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, 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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In this reading “After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"”
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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 I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
later than; following
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Agatha?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
a particular point in time
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
and nothing more
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
express in speech
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have only a moment--but I _must_ speak to you.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After you went, Dr. Darkham came; he had seen you, and---" "Wait a moment!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You!"
Chapter 25 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels by Duchess holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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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