Chapter 16 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke. “The chalk?” said the Duke. “Is it the same chalk?” “It’s blue,” said Guerchard, holding it out. “The same as that of the signatures on the walls.
Chapter 16 of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading ““The chalk?” said the Duke.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.”
the act of escaping physically
From this reading “SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading ““It’s blue,” said Guerchard, holding it out.”
plural of “innocent” — a person who lacks knowledge of evil
From this reading “SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.”
plural of “signature” — your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading ““The same as that of the signatures on the walls.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading ““The same as that of the signatures on the walls.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “The same as that of the signatures on the walls.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading “It’s blue,” said Guerchard, holding it out.
A soft white limestone used for marking doors, stone walls, and slate.
From this reading “The chalk?” said the Duke.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
the act of retaining something
From this reading “It’s blue,” said Guerchard, holding it out.
plural of “innocent” — a person who lacks knowledge of evil
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it the same chalk?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it the same chalk?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s blue,” said Guerchard, holding it out.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The same as that of the signatures on the walls.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “It’s blue,” said Guerchard, holding it out.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “Is it the same chalk?”
plural of “signature” — your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading “The same as that of the signatures on the walls.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The same as that of the signatures on the walls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading SONIA’S ESCAPE “One of M. Formery’s innocents,” said Guerchard, turning to the Duke.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “The same as that of the signatures on the walls.
Chapter 16 of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc holds 302 sentences, grouped into 61 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 16 holds 302 sentences of Arsène Lupin, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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