Chapter 10 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’ ‘I do.’ ‘Then you think it’s a disappearance?’ Sampson Levi nodded. ‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.
Chapter 10 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “‘Then you think it’s a disappearance?’”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Sampson Levi nodded.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Sampson Levi nodded.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.”
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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 ‘Then you think it’s a disappearance?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading ‘Then you think it’s a disappearance?’
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading ‘I do.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Then you think it’s a disappearance?’
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Sampson Levi nodded.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Sampson Levi nodded.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading ‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sampson Levi nodded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading ‘Then you think it’s a disappearance?’
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading ‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ‘Putting two and two together,’ he said, ‘I do.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘You ask me where I think Prince Eugen has disappeared to?’
Chapter 10 of The Grand Babylon Hôtel by Arnold Bennett holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 211 sentences of The Grand Babylon Hôtel, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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