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Chapter 24 of The viaduct murder is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long. Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter. Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled. Reeves almost shook him into position, demanding explanations. “It’s all right,” he said at last.
Chapter 24 of The viaduct murder is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 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.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.”
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From this reading “It’s all right,” he said at last.
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From this reading Reeves almost shook him into position, demanding explanations.
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From this reading Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
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From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It’s all right,” he said at last.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.
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From this reading Reeves almost shook him into position, demanding explanations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reeves almost shook him into position, demanding explanations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s all right,” he said at last.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Reeves almost shook him into position, demanding explanations.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
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From this reading “It’s all right,” he said at last.
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From this reading Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all right,” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
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From this reading Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.
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From this reading Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing could be more disagreeable to nerves already jangled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reeves almost shook him into position, demanding explanations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all right,” he said at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s all right,” he said at last.
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From this reading Reeves almost shook him into position, demanding explanations.
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From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Gordon fell into Reeves’ other arm-chair and shouted with laughter.
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From this reading Gordon offers the Consolation of Philosophy¹ ¹ To the Reader—This chapter may be omitted if the book be thought too long.
