Chapter 5 of The chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge. ‘I did,’ muttered Ivanoff. ‘Where is it?’ ‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’ ‘You lent it to him!’ exclaimed the Judge ironically.
Chapter 5 of The chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “‘You lent it to him!’ exclaimed the Judge ironically.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’”
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading “‘You lent it to him!’ exclaimed the Judge ironically.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.”
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading “‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “‘I did,’ muttered Ivanoff.”
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading “‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.”
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading “‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.”
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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 ‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading ‘I did,’ muttered Ivanoff.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ‘You lent it to him!’ exclaimed the Judge ironically.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading ‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You lent it to him!’ exclaimed the Judge ironically.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I did,’ muttered Ivanoff.
contrary to plan or expectation
From this reading ‘You lent it to him!’ exclaimed the Judge ironically.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Where is it?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘Where is it?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I did,’ muttered Ivanoff.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading ‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading ‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ‘I did,’ muttered Ivanoff.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading ‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.
a pistol with a revolving cylinder (usually having six chambers for bullets)
From this reading ‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I--I lent it to--to my friend Riskoff.’
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where is it?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You possessed a revolver?’ asked the Judge.
Chapter 5 of The chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service by Dick Donovan holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 5 holds 412 sentences of The chronicles of Michael Danevitch of the Russian Secret Service, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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