Chapter 29 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“First I should like----” “Dash it all! Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night? Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it. And try to speak the truth.” It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
Chapter 29 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “boast” — speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading “It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.”
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading ““First I should like----” “Dash it all!”
highest in quality
From this reading “It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.”
impossible to subdue
From this reading “It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?”
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading “It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
(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 “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
plural of “boast” — speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
run or move very quickly or hastily
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
highest in quality
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
impossible to subdue
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “First I should like----” “Dash it all!
express in speech
From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
express a supposition
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
express in words
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading And try to speak the truth.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tell me what occurred, and be quick about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was one of M. Wilkie’s greatest boasts that he had an indomitable will--an iron nature.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you suppose that I intend to remain here all night?
Chapter 29 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Emile Gaboriau holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
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