Chapter 13 of The Roman hat mystery is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Roman hat mystery is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery. The telephone bell rang. Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument. “Here! What are you doing?” exclaimed Queen.
Chapter 13 of The Roman hat mystery is here in full — 344 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.”
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.”
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading “Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument.”
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.”
a borough of New York City
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.”
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.
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electric bell that rings to signal a call
In this reading “The telephone bell rang.”
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 IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you doing?” exclaimed Queen.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading The telephone bell rang.
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument.
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What are you doing?” exclaimed Queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading What are you doing?” exclaimed Queen.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument.
set up or found
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
a device that requires skill for proper use
From this reading Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument.
march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Both Ellery and his father jumped for the instrument.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
flowing profusely
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
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 What are you doing?” exclaimed Queen.
a borough of New York City
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The telephone bell rang.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading The telephone bell rang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you doing?” exclaimed Queen.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH THE QUEENS INVADE SOCIETY Wednesday morning found Djuna pouring the coffee before a bemused Inspector and a chattering Ellery.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What are you doing?” exclaimed Queen.
Chapter 13 of The Roman hat mystery by Ellery Queen holds 344 sentences, grouped into 69 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 13 holds 344 sentences of The Roman hat mystery, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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