Chapter 6 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper: "Oh, the beggar won't even answer! Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that! Listen to me: if you consent to release me...." But he interrupted himself.
Chapter 6 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"Oh, the beggar won't even answer!”
permission to do something
From this reading “Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:”
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading “An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:”
someone in charge of other people
From this reading “An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."”
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
feeling or showing anger
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
react verbally
From this reading "Oh, the beggar won't even answer!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "Oh, the beggar won't even answer!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he interrupted himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
permission to do something
From this reading Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
divisible by two
From this reading "Oh, the beggar won't even answer!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But he interrupted himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."
having or revealing little emotion or sensibility; not easily aroused or excited
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
discontinued temporarily
From this reading But he interrupted himself.
someone in charge of other people
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
hear with intention
From this reading Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, the beggar won't even answer!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
release, as from one's grip
From this reading Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."
cut with a saw
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading An angry shiver passed through his frame as he saw the impassive face of his keeper:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Listen to me: if you consent to release me...."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, the beggar won't even answer!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, you can't have been so fond of old Dugrival as all that!
Chapter 6 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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