Chapter 10 of Arsène Lupin intervenes is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Arsène Lupin intervenes is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, that! I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!” He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes. Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp. With an effort he controlled himself.
Chapter 10 of Arsène Lupin intervenes is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
for which money has been paid
From this reading “I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!””
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.”
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading “With an effort he controlled himself.”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.”
-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading “He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.”
hold firmly
From this reading “Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.”
compress into a wad
From this reading “He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a cup from which coffee is drunk
In this reading “Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.”
In this reading “Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.”
In this reading “With an effort he controlled himself.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading With an effort he controlled himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.
for which money has been paid
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.
restrained or managed or kept within certain bounds
From this reading With an effort he controlled himself.
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.
-ing form of “display” — to show, make visible or apparent
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading With an effort he controlled himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.
hold firmly
From this reading Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With an effort he controlled himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
and nothing more
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional
From this reading Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that!
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Béchoux’s coffee cup slipped from his nerveless grasp.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I’ve just been and cashed it at the bank!”
compress into a wad
From this reading He opened his coat, displaying a wad of notes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With an effort he controlled himself.
Chapter 10 of Arsène Lupin intervenes by Maurice Leblanc holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 410 sentences of Arsène Lupin intervenes, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Arsène Lupin intervenes by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 410 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 10 can be played aloud in United States English.
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