Chapter 11 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.” “That was two years ago,” said my father. “Was the will here at Marshall's death?” “It was. He told me on his deathbed.”
Chapter 11 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading ““That was two years ago,” said my father.”
the last few hours before death
From this reading “He told me on his deathbed.””
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading ““I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.””
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading ““I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.””
possessive form of “marshall” — United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading ““Was the will here at Marshall's death?””
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading ““I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.””
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading ““I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.””
produce a literary work
From this reading ““I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.””
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From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
in the past
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Was the will here at Marshall's death?”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “Was the will here at Marshall's death?”
the last few hours before death
From this reading He told me on his deathbed.”
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He told me on his deathbed.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He told me on his deathbed.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
possessive form of “marshall” — United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “Was the will here at Marshall's death?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He told me on his deathbed.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He told me on his deathbed.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Was the will here at Marshall's death?”
produce a literary work
From this reading “I saw him write it,” returned the Englishman, “here in this very room, on the eighteenth day of October, 1854.”
a late time of life
From this reading “That was two years ago,” said my father.
Chapter 11 of The Sleuth of St. James's Square by Melville Davisson Post holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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