Chapter 13 of A Chair on the Boulevard is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Chair on the Boulevard is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The girl inquired, much less blithely: "How long is this experiment to continue?" "It will continue until you are identified, of course. The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration." "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
Chapter 13 of A Chair on the Boulevard is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a joyous manner
From this reading “The girl inquired, much less blithely:”
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading “"How long is this experiment to continue?"”
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading “The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “"And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?”
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “"How long is this experiment to continue?"”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “"And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?”
having the identity known or established
From this reading “"It will continue until you are identified, of course.”
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading “The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
in a joyous manner
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
a show or display; the act of presenting something to sight or view
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
have an existence, be extant
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
a young female
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
having the identity known or established
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
for more time
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
not any; not one
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
an amount of time
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl inquired, much less blithely:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "And I am to have no more than forty francs to exist on all the time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How long is this experiment to continue?"
joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success
From this reading The longer the period, the more triumphant our demonstration."
up to a particular time
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It will continue until you are identified, of course.
Chapter 13 of A Chair on the Boulevard by Leonard Merrick holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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 13 holds 425 sentences of A Chair on the Boulevard, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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