Chapter 16 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information. Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries. “And Monsieur--What was his name? Your Frenchman?” he continued. “Gaston.
Chapter 16 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person of French nationality
From this reading “Your Frenchman?” he continued.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.”
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.”
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading “Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.”
someone who visits
From this reading “The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.”
tell voluntarily
From this reading “The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And Monsieur--What was his name?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Your Frenchman?” he continued.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
a person of French nationality
From this reading Your Frenchman?” he continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Gaston.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “And Monsieur--What was his name?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
a message received and understood
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
engage in
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
plural of “matthew” — (New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “And Monsieur--What was his name?
used to form the superlative
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “And Monsieur--What was his name?
not any; not one
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading Nor did he make of Matthews any but the most perfunctory inquiries.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
someone who visits
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
tell voluntarily
From this reading The visitor made no haste, however, to volunteer any information.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And Monsieur--What was his name?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And Monsieur--What was his name?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Frenchman?” he continued.
Chapter 16 of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories by H. G. (Harrison Griswold) Dwight holds 412 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.
Chapter 16 holds 412 sentences of The Emperor of Elam, and other stories, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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