Chapter 13 of The Slave of Silence is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Slave of Silence is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field. He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something. As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself. "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said. "We allow something for luck.
Chapter 13 of The Slave of Silence is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading “"In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.”
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading “He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"We allow something for luck.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.”
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading “As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.”
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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 As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "We allow something for luck.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
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From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
plural of “case” — an occurrence of something
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "We allow something for luck.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
express in words
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
in or at that place or location
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading As there was a somewhat long pause, the inspector took up the parable for himself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "In a great many cases that come under our hands, so many give us a chance," he said.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading He stood obviously waiting for the gallant officer to say something.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Berrington's exclamation of surprise was not lost upon Inspector Field.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We allow something for luck.
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