Chapter VII of Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery, “A Startling Incident,” is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter VII of Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery, “A Startling Incident,” is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction. "We have more than hearsay to go on now. The case is shaping better than I expected." "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth. "These slips and that star prove it."
Chapter VII of Tracked by a Tattoo: A Mystery, “A Startling Incident,” is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “"You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.”
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
From this reading “"Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “"Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.”
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “"We have more than hearsay to go on now.”
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading “The case is shaping better than I expected."”
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading “"These slips and that star prove it."”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “"These slips and that star prove it."”
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading “"Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"We have more than hearsay to go on now.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "These slips and that star prove it."
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The case is shaping better than I expected."
an occurrence of something
From this reading The case is shaping better than I expected."
a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or event
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The case is shaping better than I expected."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The case is shaping better than I expected."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The case is shaping better than I expected."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "These slips and that star prove it."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading "These slips and that star prove it."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading The case is shaping better than I expected."
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading "These slips and that star prove it."
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading "These slips and that star prove it."
the practice of measuring angles and distances on the ground so that they can be accurately plotted on a map
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "These slips and that star prove it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The case is shaping better than I expected."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These slips and that star prove it."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have more than hearsay to go on now.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Good!" said Fanks, surveying this documentary evidence with much satisfaction.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were right about an appointment having been made," said Garth.
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