Chapter 7 of Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms. "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously. "Find something to occupy your thoughts. Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish. You'll get into far less trouble."
Chapter 7 of Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “"Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.”
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading “THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “"Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.”
keep busy with
From this reading “"Find something to occupy your thoughts.”
a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
From this reading “THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “"Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.”
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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 Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
audacious (even arrogant) behavior that you have no right to
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading You'll get into far less trouble."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "Find something to occupy your thoughts.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You'll get into far less trouble."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
ten 10s
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You'll get into far less trouble."
a narrow way or road
From this reading "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.
go away from a place
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading You'll get into far less trouble."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.
keep busy with
From this reading "Find something to occupy your thoughts.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
a line generated by a point on one figure rolling around a second figure
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.
in a serious manner
From this reading "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Find something to occupy your thoughts.
in the near future
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
carry out
From this reading "Take my advice, Lane," he said seriously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Find something to occupy your thoughts.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
propel through the air
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Find something to occupy your thoughts.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading THE EFFRONTERY OF RICHARD Hunterleys took leave of his companion as soon as they arrived at the roulette rooms.
a source of difficulty
From this reading You'll get into far less trouble."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Throw a few hundred thousand of your dollars away at the tables, if you must do something foolish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll get into far less trouble."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Find something to occupy your thoughts.
Chapter 7 of Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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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