Chapter 3 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane. He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room. “This looks serious,” he said. “That pane has not been broken at all. If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
Chapter 3 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.”
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.”
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading “THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading ““This looks serious,” he said.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.”
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading “He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.”
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(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 “That pane has not been broken at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
third-person singular of “intervene” — get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
sheet glass cut in shapes for windows or doors
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That pane has not been broken at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This looks serious,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading He stepped out on to the terrace and looked at the turf; then he came back into the room.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading THE DUKE INTERVENES The Duke rose, came to the window, and looked at the broken pane.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it had been broken, the pieces of glass would be lying on the turf.
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