Chapter 23 of Mr. Marx's Secret is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Mr. Marx's Secret is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FORESTALLED. For a full minute neither of us moved. Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door. "Here, take this!" I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
Chapter 23 of Mr. Marx's Secret is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “I said, holding out the envelope towards him.”
past form of “forestall” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading “FORESTALLED.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “I said, holding out the envelope towards him.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “For a full minute neither of us moved.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “For a full minute neither of us moved.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “For a full minute neither of us moved.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.”
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In this reading “For a full minute neither of us moved.”
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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 For a full minute neither of us moved.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
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From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a full minute neither of us moved.
past form of “forestall” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading FORESTALLED.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For a full minute neither of us moved.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, take this!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
the act of retaining something
From this reading I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading For a full minute neither of us moved.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading For a full minute neither of us moved.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading For a full minute neither of us moved.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For a full minute neither of us moved.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
carry out
From this reading "Here, take this!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Here, take this!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
in the direction of
From this reading I said, holding out the envelope towards him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For a full minute neither of us moved.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Then de Cartienne rose slowly to his feet and walked to the door.
Chapter 23 of Mr. Marx's Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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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