Chapter 6 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces. Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean! Firmin! Firmin! Jean!”
Chapter 6 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 257 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading “Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean!”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean!”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean!”
past form of “patter” — rain gently
From this reading “THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.”
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From this reading Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean!
past form of “bellow” — shout loudly and without restraint
From this reading Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean!
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
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From this reading Firmin!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean!
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading Again the millionaire bellowed: “Jean!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
past form of “patter” — rain gently
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE THEFT OF THE MOTOR-CARS The night was very black; the rain pattered in their faces.
Chapter 6 of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc holds 257 sentences, grouped into 52 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 257 sentences of Arsène Lupin, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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