Chapter 5 of Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes is here in full — 584 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes is here in full — 584 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ABDUCTION. Herlock Sholmes said nothing. To protest? To accuse the two men? That would be useless.
Chapter 5 of Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes is here in full — 584 sentences across 117 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
From this reading “AN ABDUCTION.”
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading “To accuse the two men?”
the force of workers available
From this reading “To accuse the two men?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Herlock Sholmes said nothing.”
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading “To protest?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “To accuse the two men?”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “That would be useless.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That would be useless.”
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In this reading “To accuse the two men?”
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the criminal act of capturing and carrying away by force a family member; if a man's wife is abducted it is a crime against the family relationship and against the wife
From this reading AN ABDUCTION.
bring an accusation against; level a charge against
From this reading To accuse the two men?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ABDUCTION.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That would be useless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Herlock Sholmes said nothing.
the force of workers available
From this reading To accuse the two men?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Herlock Sholmes said nothing.
a formal and solemn declaration of objection
From this reading To protest?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Herlock Sholmes said nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Herlock Sholmes said nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That would be useless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To accuse the two men?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To protest?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading To accuse the two men?
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading That would be useless.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading That would be useless.
Chapter 5 of Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes by Maurice Leblanc holds 584 sentences, grouped into 117 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 5 holds 584 sentences of Arsène Lupin Versus Herlock Sholmes, unabridged, divided into 117 reading sections.
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