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The Roman hat mystery
The Roman hat mystery

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Roman hat mystery is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Ellery Queen • Curated US English Learning Edition
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IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.
Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.
Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.
He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.
“Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
Editorial verification pending

A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

The Roman hat mystery

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of The Roman hat mystery is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.
/ɪn wɪtʃ ə ˈpɑːrsən kʌmz tuː ɡriːf ðer wɑːz ə ˈsaɪ.ləns æz ðə fɔːr men rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd iːtʃ ˈʌðər wɪð ə ˈdɔːnɪŋ kənˈvɪkʃən/
Line 2
Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.
Line 3
Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.
/ˌɪnˈspektər kwiːn stʊd ˈbaɪtɪŋ hɪz ˈmʌstæʃ/
Line 4
He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.
Line 5
“Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

biting adjective US /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

capable of wounding

From this reading “Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coughed verb US /kɔːft/

past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

From this reading “Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dawning noun US /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/

the first light of day

From this reading “IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mustache noun US /ˈmʌstæʃ/

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

From this reading “Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
necktie noun US /ˈnektaɪ/

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading “Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Panzer noun US /ˈpænzər/

an armored vehicle or tank

From this reading “Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
rapt adjective US /ræpt/

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading “Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shuffled verb US /ˈʃʌfəld/

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading “Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

fell into verb + particle

In this reading “Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.”

20,296 times in 426,211 chapters
four men noun + noun

In this reading “IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.”

5,569 times in 426,211 chapters

All words in this reading · 63

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/

at or to or toward the back or rear

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/

capable of wounding

From this reading Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
COMESnounUS /kʌmz/

plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
concentratedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːnsəntreɪtɪd/

gathered together or made less diffuse

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
contemplationnounUS /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/

a long and thoughtful observation

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
convictionnounUS /kənˈvɪkʃən/

an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
coughedverbUS /kɔːft/

past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dawningnounUS /ˈdɔːnɪŋ/

the first light of day

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
dirtyadjectiveUS /ˈdɜːrti/

soiled or likely to soil with dirt or grime

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Ellery

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

Pending verification
facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fournounUS /fɔːr/

the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
grey-and-blue

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

Pending verification
GRIEFnounUS /ɡriːf/

intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
I'm

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

Pending verification
INprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
InspectornounUS /ˌɪnˈspektər/

a high ranking police officer

From this reading Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
jobnounUS /dʒɑːb/

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/

an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip

From this reading Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
necktienounUS /ˈnektaɪ/

neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nervouslyadverbUS /ˈnɜːrvəsli/

in an anxiously nervous manner

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PanzernounUS /ˈpænzər/

an armored vehicle or tank

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
PARSONnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/

a person authorized to conduct religious worship

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
raptadjectiveUS /ræpt/

feeling great rapture or delight

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
regardedverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shooknounUS /ʃʊk/

a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment

From this reading He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shouldersnounUS /ˈʃoʊldərz/

plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm

From this reading He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
shuffledverbUS /ˈʃʌfəld/

past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora curated lexicon
steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
stoodverbUS /stʊd/

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading Inspector Queen stood biting his mustache.

Velmora curated lexicon
studynounUS /ˈstʌdi/

a detailed critical inspection

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
suddenlyadverbUS /ˈsʌdənli/

happening unexpectedly

From this reading He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Velie

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading He shook his shoulders suddenly and turned on Velie.

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Velie's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Panzer shuffled his feet and coughed nervously; Velie’s face was a study in concentrated thought; Ellery stepped backward and fell into a rapt contemplation of his father’s grey-and-blue necktie.

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wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
WHICHpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading IN WHICH A “PARSON” COMES TO GRIEF There was a silence as the four men regarded each other with a dawning conviction.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Thomas, I’m going to give you a dirty job,” he said.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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