Chapter 19 of The Red Symbol is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Red Symbol is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOUTHBOURNE'S SUSPICIONS "You! What had you to do with it?" I ejaculated. "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case. He'd thought of you, of course.
Chapter 19 of The Red Symbol is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take into custody
From this reading “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
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 “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “SOUTHBOURNE'S SUSPICIONS "You!”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
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as might be expected
In this reading “He'd thought of you, of course.”
In this reading “"Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
take into custody
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
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 "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He'd thought of you, of course.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What had you to do with it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I ejaculated.
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had you to do with it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd thought of you, of course.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ejaculated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What had you to do with it?"
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He'd thought of you, of course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOUTHBOURNE'S SUSPICIONS "You!
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading SOUTHBOURNE'S SUSPICIONS "You!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He'd thought of you, of course.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What had you to do with it?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had you to do with it?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading What had you to do with it?"
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading "Well, Freeman was hunting on a cold scent; yearning to arrest some one, as they always do in a murder case.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOUTHBOURNE'S SUSPICIONS "You!
Chapter 19 of The Red Symbol by John Ironside holds 131 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.
Chapter 19 holds 131 sentences of The Red Symbol, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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