Chapter 1 of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 1 of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants) by Claude Farrère holds 484 sentences, grouped into 97 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 1 holds 484 sentences of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants), unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing. Dangerous and terrifying the task! But I must perform it. For day after tomorrow I shall be dead. Day after tomorrow....
Chapter 1 of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 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, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “_First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “But I must perform it.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “_First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
later than; following
From this reading For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dangerous and terrifying the task!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I must perform it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dangerous and terrifying the task!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But I must perform it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading But I must perform it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I must perform it.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dangerous and terrifying the task!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dangerous and terrifying the task!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For day after tomorrow I shall be dead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _First edition limited to 1500 copies_ The House of the Secret This day, January 20, 1909, I have decided to set my story down in writing.
