Chapter 5 of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants) is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants) is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.” Again I nodded. His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself: “So the real search will begin there! The important thing is to have it a brief one.
Chapter 5 of The House of the Secret (La maison des hommes vivants) is here in full — 461 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “The important thing is to have it a brief one.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “The important thing is to have it a brief one.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:”
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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 His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading Again I nodded.
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading “So the real search will begin there!
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From this reading The important thing is to have it a brief one.
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The important thing is to have it a brief one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Again I nodded.
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From this reading The important thing is to have it a brief one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The important thing is to have it a brief one.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading Again I nodded.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The important thing is to have it a brief one.
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “So the real search will begin there!
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From this reading “So the real search will begin there!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So the real search will begin there!
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
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From this reading The important thing is to have it a brief one.
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “So the real search will begin there!
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From this reading His next words were uttered in a subdued tone almost as though he were thinking aloud to himself:
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your horse,” he finally continued, “they tell me its carcass is lying out there on the Col de la Mort de Gauthier.”
