Chapter 10 of The Eight Strokes of the Clock is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Eight Strokes of the Clock is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin. "'What! Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?' "'And the daughter-in-law of Baron de Gorne.' "'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'
Chapter 10 of The Eight Strokes of the Clock is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “"'And the daughter-in-law of Baron de Gorne.'”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'”
the wife of your son
From this reading “"'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading "'And the daughter-in-law of Baron de Gorne.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
pleasing or delighting
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
the wife of your son
From this reading "'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "'And the daughter-in-law of Baron de Gorne.'
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.
a boy or man
From this reading "'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'And the daughter-in-law of Baron de Gorne.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'
above and across; more than
From this reading "'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'
a male human offspring
From this reading "'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'Is the old fellow over there a baron?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'What!
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "'Father, son and daughter-in-law,' whispered my cousin.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Can that charming creature be the wife of that clod-hopper?'
Chapter 10 of The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Chapter 10 holds 429 sentences of The Eight Strokes of the Clock, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Eight Strokes of the Clock by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 429 sentences, grouped into 86 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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