Chapter 3 of The Intruder is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Intruder is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am going." She made a motion to leave. I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible. In the presence of the servant she said only: "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
Chapter 3 of The Intruder is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading “I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “"_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “She made a motion to leave.”
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading “I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.”
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading “I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “"_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.”
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In this reading “I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.”
In this reading “In the presence of the servant she said only:”
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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 She made a motion to leave.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
a soft yellow malleable ductile (trivalent and univalent) metallic element; occurs mainly as nuggets in rocks and alluvial deposits; does not react with most chemicals but is attacked by chlorine and aqua regia
From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
placed crosswise
From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
the act of departing
From this reading "I am going."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
go away from a place
From this reading She made a motion to leave.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made a motion to leave.
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading She made a motion to leave.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
and nothing more
From this reading In the presence of the servant she said only:
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading In the presence of the servant she said only:
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From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading In the presence of the servant she said only:
only a very short time before
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading In the presence of the servant she said only:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made a motion to leave.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She made a motion to leave.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I followed her as far as the antechamber, walking in the wake of the perfume she left behind her, so subtle as to be scarcely perceptible.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Au revoir._" And, with a light step, she crossed the threshold.
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