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Sant of the Secret Service

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Sant of the Secret Service is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.
________________________________________________________________________ SANT OF THE SECRET SERVICE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
PREFACE.
ABOUT GERRY SANT.
To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.
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Sant of the Secret Service

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Sant of the Secret Service is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/89 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.
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________________________________________________________________________ SANT OF THE SECRET SERVICE, BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.
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PREFACE.
/ˈprefəs/
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ABOUT GERRY SANT.
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To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

Learner Dictionary

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Continental adjective US /ˌkɑːntəˈnentəl/

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

ingenious adjective US /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

preface noun US /ˈprefəs/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading “PREFACE.”

resourceful adjective US /riˈsɔːrsfəl/

having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

spies noun US /spaɪz/

plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

spying noun US /ˈspaɪɪŋ/

keeping a secret or furtive watch

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

synonymous adjective US /səˈnɑːnəməs/

(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

underworld noun US /ˈʌndərwɜːrld/

the criminal class

From this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Secret Service noun + noun

the United States intelligence agency that protects current and former presidents and vice presidents and their immediate families and protects distinguished foreign visitors; detects and apprehends counterfeiters; suppresses forgery of government securities and documents

In this reading “Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.”

name of verb + particle

In this reading “To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.”

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ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading ABOUT GERRY SANT.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

ContinentaladjectiveUS /ˌkɑːntəˈnentəl/

of or pertaining to or typical of Europe

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

daringnounUS /ˈderɪŋ/

a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

GERRY

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ABOUT GERRY SANT.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

ingeniousadjectiveUS /ɪnˈdʒiː.ni.əs/

Clever, original, and remarkably inventive in design and execution.

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

LenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

movedadjectiveUS /muːvd/

being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

nameverbUS /neɪm/

assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

PREFACEnounUS /ˈprefəs/

a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book

From this reading PREFACE.

Queux

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

resourcefuladjectiveUS /riˈsɔːrsfəl/

having inner resources; adroit or imaginative

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

Sant

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From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

SecretnounUS /ˈsiː.krət/

Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

ServicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

spiesnounUS /spaɪz/

plural of “spy” — (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

spyingnounUS /ˈspaɪɪŋ/

keeping a secret or furtive watch

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

synonymousadjectiveUS /səˈnɑːnəməs/

(of words) meaning the same or nearly the same

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

underworldnounUS /ˈʌndərwɜːrld/

the criminal class

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

William

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Sant of the Secret Service, by William Le Queux.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading To those who, like myself, have moved in the Continental underworld of spies and spying, the name of "Sant of the Secret Service" is synonymous with all that is ingenious, resourceful, and daring.

Chapter 1 of Sant of the Secret Service by William Le Queux holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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.

What does chapter 1 of Sant of the Secret Service contain?

Chapter 1 holds 449 sentences of Sant of the Secret Service, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 1 of Sant of the Secret Service by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 449 sentences, grouped into 90 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Project Gutenberg eBook #41186, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.

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About 223 minutes of reading across 537 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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Secret
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Service
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William
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Queux
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