Chapter 30 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward. A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk! Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard. The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp. “This courier!” he exclaimed.
Chapter 30 of Michael Strogoff is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.”
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading “ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.”
a person who carries a message
From this reading “A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!”
(usually followed by “to”) given credit for
From this reading “Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.”
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading “A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.”
at the same instant
From this reading “ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.”
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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 A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
(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 ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
carefully weighed
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
a person who carries a message
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
(usually followed by “to”) given credit for
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “This courier!” he exclaimed.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “This courier!” he exclaimed.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
the quality of being improbable
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
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From this reading A courier from the Czar arrived in Irkutsk!
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
a particular point in time
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
with speed
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
at the same instant
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL the members of the council simultaneously started forward.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Grand Duke advanced quickly to his aide-de-camp.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had these officers for a moment considered the improbability of this fact, they would certainly not have credited what they heard.
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