Chapter 5 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You must leave me some share, mon ami. It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.” “Now tell me. What do you require—most urgently?” He reflected.
Chapter 5 of The House of Adventure is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 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.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.””
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.””
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ““You must leave me some share, mon ami.”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “He reflected.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “What do you require—most urgently?””
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading “It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.””
have in common
From this reading ““You must leave me some share, mon ami.”
with great urgency
From this reading “What do you require—most urgently?””
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inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What do you require—most urgently?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reflected.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
go away from a place
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
used to form the superlative
From this reading What do you require—most urgently?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now tell me.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading He reflected.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading What do you require—most urgently?”
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
have in common
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
express in words
From this reading “Now tell me.
with great urgency
From this reading What do you require—most urgently?”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What do you require—most urgently?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be absurd if you were responsible for everything.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must leave me some share, mon ami.
Chapter 5 of The House of Adventure by Warwick Deeping holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 5 holds 410 sentences of The House of Adventure, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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