Chapter 9 of The Red Seal is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Red Seal is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo. “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master. “He will arrive shortly.” Penfield consulted a list of names. “Call Grimes, the McIntyre butler,” he said.
Chapter 9 of The Red Seal is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ““He will arrive shortly.””
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading ““Call Grimes, the McIntyre butler,” he said.”
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “Penfield consulted a list of names.”
a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
From this reading “The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.”
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading ““Call Grimes, the McIntyre butler,” he said.”
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading “The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.”
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
From this reading “The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading ““Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.”
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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 “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “He will arrive shortly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
terminate
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “Call Grimes, the McIntyre butler,” he said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Call Grimes, the McIntyre butler,” he said.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Penfield consulted a list of names.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
a public official who investigates by inquest any death not due to natural causes
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
plural of “grime” — the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading “Call Grimes, the McIntyre butler,” he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He will arrive shortly.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
and nothing more
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Penfield consulted a list of names.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
egg yolks and oil and vinegar
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
a building (or room) where dead bodies are kept before burial or cremation
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading Penfield consulted a list of names.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
a raised horizontal surface
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Call Grimes, the McIntyre butler,” he said.
for a short time
From this reading “He will arrive shortly.”
past form of “telephone” — get or try to get into communication (with someone) by telephone
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Colonel McIntyre just telephoned that his car had a blow-out on the way here,” explained the morgue master.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “He will arrive shortly.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The return of the morgue master to the platform caused Coroner Penfield to break off his whispered conversation with Dr. Mayo.
Chapter 9 of The Red Seal by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 9 holds 250 sentences of The Red Seal, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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