Chapter 1 of Traced and Tracked is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Traced and Tracked is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Memoirs of a City Detective_. AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.” SEVENTH EDITION. LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO. 1886.
Chapter 1 of Traced and Tracked is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.””
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.””
a police officer who investigates crimes
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “SEVENTH EDITION.”
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading “AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.””
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO.”
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “SEVENTH EDITION.”
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From this reading 1886.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Memoirs of a City Detective_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading _Memoirs of a City Detective_.
plural of “clue” — a slight indication
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO.
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading _Memoirs of a City Detective_.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading SEVENTH EDITION.
reflecting the fear or terror of one who is hunted
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO.
plural of “memoir” — an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading _Memoirs of a City Detective_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Memoirs of a City Detective_.
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading SEVENTH EDITION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LONDON: SIMPKIN, MARSHALL, & CO.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AUTHOR OF “BROUGHT TO BAY,” “HUNTED DOWN,” AND “STRANGE CLUES.”
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