Chapter 1 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself." "Why, what would you have me tell you? Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study. "Nobody knows it!" I protested.
Chapter 1 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."”
every person
From this reading “Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.”
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading “BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “"Nobody knows it!"”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “I protested.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.”
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading “Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
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From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
half asleep
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
every person
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Why, what would you have me tell you?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Nobody knows it!"
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
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From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
any plant of the genus Lupinus; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
no person; not anyone
From this reading "Nobody knows it!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading I protested.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
express in words
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Why, what would you have me tell you?
which person or people
From this reading Everybody knows my life!" replied Lupin, who lay drowsing on the sofa in my study.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what would you have me tell you?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Why, what would you have me tell you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, what would you have me tell you?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading BY MAURICE LEBLANC Author of "Arsene Lupin" "Lupin," I said, "tell me something about yourself."
Chapter 1 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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