Chapter 1 of Riven Bonds. Vol. II. — Vol. II, A Novel, in Two Volumes is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Riven Bonds. Vol. II. — Vol. II, A Novel, in Two Volumes is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No!" said Captain Almbach. "That cannot be! I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door." "What have you to confess to me?" asked the astonished Ella. Hugo looked down.
Chapter 1 of Riven Bonds. Vol. II. — Vol. II, A Novel, in Two Volumes is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “"What have you to confess to me?" asked the astonished Ella.”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"No!" said Captain Almbach.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"What have you to confess to me?" asked the astonished Ella.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “Hugo looked down.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."”
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 “Hugo looked down.”
In this reading “I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."”
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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 I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No!" said Captain Almbach.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What have you to confess to me?" asked the astonished Ella.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading "What have you to confess to me?" asked the astonished Ella.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "That cannot be!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That cannot be!
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "No!" said Captain Almbach.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "What have you to confess to me?" asked the astonished Ella.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Hugo looked down.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading Hugo looked down.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hugo looked down.
engage in
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
not any; not one
From this reading "No!" said Captain Almbach.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No!" said Captain Almbach.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That cannot be!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you to confess to me?" asked the astonished Ella.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have to make a confession to you, Ella, at the risk of your showing me to the door."
Chapter 1 of Riven Bonds. Vol. II. — Vol. II, A Novel, in Two Volumes by E. Werner holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 1 holds 283 sentences of Riven Bonds. Vol. II. — Vol. II, A Novel, in Two Volumes, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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