Chapter 24 of The Clique of Gold is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Clique of Gold is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘Let me go!’ he said. ‘I must go!’ “But they did not allow him to go as yet. They guessed what was going on in his mind. Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
Chapter 24 of The Clique of Gold is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading ““But they did not allow him to go as yet.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?”
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading “Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?”
the act of departing
From this reading “They guessed what was going on in his mind.”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “They guessed what was going on in his mind.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “They guessed what was going on in his mind.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?”
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
in a composed and unconcerned manner
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “‘Let me go!’ he said.
the act of departing
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘Let me go!’ he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I must go!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “‘Let me go!’ he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘Let me go!’ he said.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ‘I must go!’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘Let me go!’ he said.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading They guessed what was going on in his mind.
in or at the place that
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
but in spite of that
From this reading “But they did not allow him to go as yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Sir Thorn asked him coolly,-- “‘Where do you think of going?
Chapter 24 of The Clique of Gold by Emile Gaboriau holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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