Chapter 3 of The Red Triangle is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Red Triangle is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said. "You have done your best, now I must do mine. You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?" "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon. Will that do?
Chapter 3 of The Red Triangle is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “"So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “"I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading “"So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.”
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “"I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.”
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading “You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"”
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading “"I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “"I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
rid of obstructions
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
plural of “engagement” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
not any; not one
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
on one occasion
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Will that do?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will that do?
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "I arranged to bring you to his house, if you were willing and your engagements permitted, at three this afternoon.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading You wish me to see Mason at once, no doubt?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have done your best, now I must do mine.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So far your account is quite clear, Mr. Potswood," Hewitt said.
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