Chapter 13 of Monsieur Lecoq, V. 2 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Monsieur Lecoq, V. 2 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?” “Your husband? Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow. But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much. Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
Chapter 13 of Monsieur Lecoq, V. 2 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading ““What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?””
information about recent and important events
From this reading “But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.”
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading ““What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Your husband?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
information about recent and important events
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Excuse me, I have followed him like his own shadow.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since the duke left for Paris, your husband has charge of everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?”
precisely as stated
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading “What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’m afraid the news I have of him won’t interest you very much.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What! haven’t you been watching the marquis?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your husband?
Chapter 13 of Monsieur Lecoq, V. 2 by Emile Gaboriau holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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