Chapter 7 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery. He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court. I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry. They were both immensely worked up. It was an amazing thing!”
Chapter 7 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surprising greatly
From this reading “It was an amazing thing!””
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading “He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.”
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading “The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.”
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading “The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.”
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading “They were both immensely worked up.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
surprising greatly
From this reading It was an amazing thing!”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an amazing thing!”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
United States artist whose paintings portrayed life in the Midwest and South (1889-1975)
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
the application of heat to change something from a liquid to a gas
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They were both immensely worked up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
carefully thought out in advance
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
divisible by two
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
a young female
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading They were both immensely worked up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an amazing thing!”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
term of address for a man
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were both immensely worked up.
a special situation
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think Mr. Meadows was as keen about the thing as Sir Henry.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They were both immensely worked up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He got us all excited by the time we arrived at Benton Court.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The girl went on in her deliberate, even voice “Sir Henry was boiling full of the mystery.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were both immensely worked up.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading They were both immensely worked up.
Chapter 7 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Melville Davisson Post holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
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