Chapter 8 of The Golden Triangle is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Golden Triangle is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold. The press did not speak. The public did not become excited. The various deaths were casually paragraphed. The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
Chapter 8 of The Golden Triangle is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading “The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.”
(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading “The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.”
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading “The various deaths were casually paragraphed.”
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “The various deaths were casually paragraphed.”
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading “PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.”
not noticed
From this reading “The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading “The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.”
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.
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In this reading “The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.”
In this reading “The public did not become excited.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
a financier who owns or is an executive in a bank
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading The public did not become excited.
(formerly) a title of respect for a man in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
not methodically or according to plan
From this reading The various deaths were casually paragraphed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
plural of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The various deaths were casually paragraphed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The press did not speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading The public did not become excited.
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The press did not speak.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The various deaths were casually paragraphed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PATRICE AND CORALIE Everything happened as M. Masseron had foretold.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading The press did not speak.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The public did not become excited.
express in speech
From this reading The press did not speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The press did not speak.
not noticed
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading The various deaths were casually paragraphed.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading The funeral of Essarès Bey, the wealthy banker, passed unnoticed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The various deaths were casually paragraphed.
Chapter 8 of The Golden Triangle by Maurice Leblanc holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 8 holds 262 sentences of The Golden Triangle, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Golden Triangle by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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.
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