Chapter 32 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night. Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her. She had said last night she would not marry Ambert. She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry. She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
Chapter 32 of The Red House Mystery: The Piccadilly Novels is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.”
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading “She dressed herself and went down to the garden.”
a female domestic
From this reading “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
according to the clock
From this reading “Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.”
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 “Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.”
In this reading “She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.”
In this reading “Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.”
In this reading “Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “She dressed herself and went down to the garden.”
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From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.
immediately past
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
a female domestic
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
take in marriage
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
according to the clock
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
deeply or completely
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She dressed herself and went down to the garden.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
up to a particular time
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading Elfrida stayed awake till twelve o'clock that night.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then she went to bed and slept soundly until her maid next morning called her.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She had said last night she would not marry Ambert.
but in spite of that
From this reading She had not yet, however, said whom she _would_ marry.
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