Chapter 13 of A Nest of Spies is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Nest of Spies is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain.... At last! Saint Lazare station! The train stopped. "I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....
Chapter 13 of A Nest of Spies is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a farewell remark
From this reading “"I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....”
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading “Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....”
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading “Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “Saint Lazare station!”
to a great degree
From this reading “Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “Saint Lazare station!”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....
without stop or interruption
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
a farewell remark
From this reading "I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....
a relatively small granular particle of a substance
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
immediately past
From this reading At last!
the sound of laughing
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint Lazare station!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....
having confidence restored; freed from anxiety
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading Saint Lazare station!
express in words
From this reading "I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....
to a great degree
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Saint Lazare station!
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The train stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
create by training and teaching
From this reading The train stopped.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Reassured, Henri de Loubersac continued to laugh and joke, though it went sorely against the grain....
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will say good-bye, Mademoiselle Bobinette....
Chapter 13 of A Nest of Spies by Pierre Souvestre holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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