Chapter 10 of Derues Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Derues Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them. It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired— “What do you mean by that?” “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?” “No, remain; you are pretending not to understand.”
Chapter 10 of Derues Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 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.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—”
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.”
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading “It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—”
approval to do something
From this reading ““Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?””
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading ““No, remain; you are pretending not to understand.””
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading ““Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?””
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.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No, remain; you are pretending not to understand.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “What do you mean by that?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do you mean by that?”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
spoken with emphasis
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
the state of being honored
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
-ing form of “intend” — have in mind as a purpose
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
immediately past
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What do you mean by that?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, remain; you are pretending not to understand.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
approval to do something
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “No, remain; you are pretending not to understand.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “No, remain; you are pretending not to understand.”
go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What do you mean by that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “No, remain; you are pretending not to understand.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do you mean by that?”
which person or people
From this reading It did not escape the magistrate, who inquired—
the words that are spoken
From this reading He emphasised these last words, evidently intending to draw attention to them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What do you mean by that?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Nothing beyond my words, your Honour, Have I your permission to retire?”
Chapter 10 of Derues Celebrated Crimes by Alexandre Dumas holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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