Chapter 6 of Alias the Lone Wolf is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Alias the Lone Wolf is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated." "Mademoiselle is too clever for me. Now I should never have thought of that." "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out. The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
Chapter 6 of Alias the Lone Wolf is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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expected hopefully
From this reading “"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “"Mademoiselle is too clever for me.”
third-person singular of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."”
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."”
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading “The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “"I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “"He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
expected hopefully
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
third-person singular of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
set up or found
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the state of having committed an offense
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Now I should never have thought of that."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Mademoiselle is too clever for me.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very fact of his flight confesses his guilt."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
at the time that
From this reading "I have a suspicion that this Monsieur Duchemin was guilty in intention; but when it came to put his intention into execution, he found he had been anticipated."
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "He would have been wiser to stay and fight it out.
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