Chapter 15 of The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARKED MEN "Captain Durnford?" I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning. "Not here, sir." "But he slept here last night," I remarked. "I have an appointment with him."
Chapter 15 of The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading “"I have an appointment with him."”
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “MARKED MEN "Captain Durnford?"”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “MARKED MEN "Captain Durnford?"”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"But he slept here last night," I remarked.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “"But he slept here last night," I remarked.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have an appointment with him."
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
From this reading "I have an appointment with him."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But he slept here last night," I remarked.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading MARKED MEN "Captain Durnford?"
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARKED MEN "Captain Durnford?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have an appointment with him."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But he slept here last night," I remarked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Not here, sir."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have an appointment with him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
immediately past
From this reading "But he slept here last night," I remarked.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading MARKED MEN "Captain Durnford?"
the force of workers available
From this reading MARKED MEN "Captain Durnford?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "But he slept here last night," I remarked.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not here, sir."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "But he slept here last night," I remarked.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Not here, sir."
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading "But he slept here last night," I remarked.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I inquired of the hall-porter of the club next morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have an appointment with him."
Chapter 15 of The Czar's Spy: The Mystery of a Silent Love by William Le Queux holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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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