Chapter 27 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her. "I thought that fellow would never go. I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter." "It was Dicky Browne. And at all events he saw you.
Chapter 27 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving forward
From this reading “"At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.”
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “"It was Dicky Browne.”
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “"It was Dicky Browne.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “And at all events he saw you.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"I thought that fellow would never go.”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."”
come together
From this reading “"At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.”
the upper part of anything
From this reading “I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “And at all events he saw you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
moving forward
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
(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 And at all events he saw you.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading And at all events he saw you.
a boy or man
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And at all events he saw you.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
immediately past
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
come together
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
and nothing more
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
cut with a saw
From this reading And at all events he saw you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I could only see the top of his head, and I longed for a pea-shooter."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was Dicky Browne.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I thought that fellow would never go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "At last you are alone," said Dillwyn, advancing to meet her.
Chapter 27 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels by Duchess holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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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