Chapter 9 of Caught in a Trap is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Caught in a Trap is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily. "Certainly, Mademoiselle! But your statement had to be confirmed." "And now, what are you going to do?" "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
Chapter 9 of Caught in a Trap is here in full — 442 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading “"I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.”
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “But your statement had to be confirmed."”
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Certainly, Mademoiselle!”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “But your statement had to be confirmed."”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
In this reading “"I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.”
In this reading “"The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
with anger
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, Mademoiselle!
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
a person of French nationality
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
the act of departing
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
in a rhetorically grandiloquent manner
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
machines or machine systems collectively
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Certainly, Mademoiselle!
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
on one occasion
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The machinery of justice shall be at once set in motion!" said the Frenchman, grandiloquently, in the fashion of his countrymen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "And now, what are you going to do?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I told you nearly all that myself, before!" she observed, angrily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But your statement had to be confirmed."
Chapter 9 of Caught in a Trap by John C. (John Conroy) Hutcheson holds 442 sentences, grouped into 89 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 9 holds 442 sentences of Caught in a Trap, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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