Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Gerard is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Gerard is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, Etienne, they will kill you. How came you into their hands?” “In answer to your letter.” “I wrote no letter.” “The cunning demons!
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Gerard is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading ““In answer to your letter.””
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “How came you into their hands?””
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading ““The cunning demons!”
plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being
From this reading ““The cunning demons!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “How came you into their hands?””
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““Oh, Etienne, they will kill you.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ““In answer to your letter.””
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading ““I wrote no letter.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
react verbally
From this reading “In answer to your letter.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How came you into their hands?”
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “The cunning demons!
plural of “demon” — an evil supernatural being
From this reading “The cunning demons!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Etienne, they will kill you.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading How came you into their hands?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How came you into their hands?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wrote no letter.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In answer to your letter.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading How came you into their hands?”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Oh, Etienne, they will kill you.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “In answer to your letter.”
not any; not one
From this reading “I wrote no letter.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Etienne, they will kill you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The cunning demons!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How came you into their hands?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, Etienne, they will kill you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “In answer to your letter.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Oh, Etienne, they will kill you.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I wrote no letter.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, Etienne, they will kill you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “In answer to your letter.”
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 3 holds 199 sentences of The Adventures of Gerard, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of The Adventures of Gerard by Arthur Conan Doyle exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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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