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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The viaduct murder is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon. “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not. Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it? Hullo, Marryatt, what time does the thing start?” “Half-past two.
Chapter 11 of The viaduct murder is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ““Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ““Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?”
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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 A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
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From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
later than; following
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
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From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
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From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
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From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
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From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hullo, Marryatt, what time does the thing start?”
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From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
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From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
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From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
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From this reading “Half-past two.
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From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
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From this reading Hullo, Marryatt, what time does the thing start?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
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From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hullo, Marryatt, what time does the thing start?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
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From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
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From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hullo, Marryatt, what time does the thing start?”
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From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
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From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hullo, Marryatt, what time does the thing start?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
up to a particular time
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
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From this reading Hullo, Marryatt, what time does the thing start?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Half-past two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Never mind,” said Carmichael, “we shall see if I’m right or not.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Meanwhile, there’s the funeral this afternoon, and it would hardly be decent to take any action till after that, would it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Funeral and a Vigil “I don’t quite see what you mean,” said Reeves as they sat down to luncheon.
