Chapter 12 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot. "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs. Yes, six thousand! There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples. Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
Chapter 12 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading “There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.”
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.”
a person who operates a farm
From this reading “"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “"It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.”
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading “Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.”
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.”
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading “There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “"I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
plural of “apple” — fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
a person who operates a farm
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
the act of departing
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
and nothing more
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
plural of “note” — a brief written record
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
inflected form of “rob” — take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
in a vehement outcry
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
carry out
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "It shall not be said that I've been robbed of six thousand francs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "I swear I'll lay hands on him, true as I stand here!" shouted Farmer Goussot.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There were three cows I sold; and then the wheat-crop; and then the apples.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Six thousand-franc notes, which I was just going to take to the bank.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, six thousand!
Chapter 12 of The Confessions of Arsène Lupin by Maurice Leblanc holds 413 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.
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