Chapter 3 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He is a native of Russia, I believe. I know he is a resident of New York City. He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.” Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor. At last he spoke.
Chapter 3 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.””
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.””
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.””
living in a particular place
From this reading “I know he is a resident of New York City.”
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading ““He is a native of Russia, I believe.”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.””
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.”
someone who visits
From this reading “Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.”
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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 “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
how long something has existed
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I know he is a resident of New York City.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
and nothing more
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know he is a resident of New York City.
immediately past
From this reading At last he spoke.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I know he is a resident of New York City.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
living in a particular place
From this reading I know he is a resident of New York City.
a former communist country in eastern Europe and northern Asia; established in 1922; included Russia and 14 other soviet socialist republics (Ukraine and Byelorussia and others); officially dissolved 31 December 1991
From this reading “He is a native of Russia, I believe.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At last he spoke.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
someone who visits
From this reading Dragomiloff’s pale-blue eyes looked long and steadily at his visitor.
the vertical force exerted by a mass as a result of gravity
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I know he is a resident of New York City.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He is blond, remarkably blond, and of just about your size, height, weight, and age.”
Chapter 3 of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd. by Jack London holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 440 sentences of The Assassination Bureau, Ltd., unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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