Chapter 10 of The Frontier is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Frontier is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room. Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying: "Not in!... Philippe neither!... Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
Chapter 10 of The Frontier is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Philippe neither!...”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Victor, you must run ... but where to?...”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:”
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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 PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
only a very short time before
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Philippe neither!...
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in!...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mme. Morestal walked up and down in dismay, hardly knowing what she was saying:
in or at the place that
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading PHILIPPE TELLS A LIE The three women met in the drawing-room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Victor, you must run ... but where to?...
Chapter 10 of The Frontier by Maurice Leblanc holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 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 275 sentences of The Frontier, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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