Chapter 5 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, have you discovered him?" "Whom?" "The murderer." "Of course!" said Perenna. "It's as easy as shelling peas!"
Chapter 5 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course!" said Perenna.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"Well, have you discovered him?"”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “"It's as easy as shelling peas!"”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “"The murderer."”
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading “"It's as easy as shelling peas!"”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Of course!" said Perenna.”
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
From this reading “"It's as easy as shelling peas!"”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"Well, have you discovered him?"”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It's as easy as shelling peas!"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course!" said Perenna.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Well, have you discovered him?"
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading "It's as easy as shelling peas!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, have you discovered him?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, have you discovered him?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's as easy as shelling peas!"
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading "The murderer."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course!" said Perenna.
plural of “pea” — seed of a pea plant used for food
From this reading "It's as easy as shelling peas!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course!" said Perenna.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Of course!" said Perenna.
the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
From this reading "It's as easy as shelling peas!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The murderer."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, have you discovered him?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Whom?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, have you discovered him?"
Chapter 5 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 405 sentences of The Teeth of the Tiger, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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