Chapter 1 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION. GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS. ROZEL, _15th September_. It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany. They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
Chapter 1 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 99 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.”
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading “A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.”
written or drawn or engraved
From this reading “A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.”
third-person singular of “inform” — impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS.”
the month following August and preceding October
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From this reading ROZEL, _15th September_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.
not being in a specified place
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS.
dearly loved
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
written or drawn or engraved
From this reading A GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
third-person singular of “inform” — impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
and nothing more
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
according to the clock
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
on one occasion
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROZEL, _15th September_.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading ROZEL, _15th September_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GEORGE L---- to PAUL B., PARIS.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading They hand you my letter, the post-mark of which informs you at once that I am absent from Paris.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's nine o'clock in the evening, my dear friend, and you have just arrived from Germany.
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