Chapter 3 of Messengers of Evil is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Messengers of Evil is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot. The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon: "This way, monsieur!... Madame, this way!... Ah, it's a wretched business!...
Chapter 3 of Messengers of Evil is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:”
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading “After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.”
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading “After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.”
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading “The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:”
plural of “warder” — a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading “The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ah, it's a wretched business!...
later than; following
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
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From this reading Ah, it's a wretched business!...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
plural of “attention” — the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Ah, it's a wretched business!...
plural of “corridor” — an enclosed passageway; rooms usually open onto it
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, it's a wretched business!...
remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame, this way!...
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From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "This way, monsieur!...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
by chance
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After the magistrate's furious attack, Fandor could not possibly linger in the corridors of the Depot.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This way, monsieur!...
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
plural of “warder” — a person who works in a prison and is in charge of prisoners
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "This way, monsieur!...
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The warders, too, were pressing their attentions on him and on Elizabeth Dollon:
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Ah, it's a wretched business!...
Chapter 3 of Messengers of Evil by Pierre Souvestre holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 423 sentences of Messengers of Evil, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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