Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Where did she come from? What did she do? Upon what means, and how did she live? What were her habits, her morals, and what sort of company did she keep? Was she known to have enemies?
Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 14/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 66–70
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an institution created to conduct business
From this reading “What were her habits, her morals, and what sort of company did she keep?”
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
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plural of “habit” — an established custom
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apprehended with certainty
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be an inhabitant of or reside in
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thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “Upon what means, and how did she live?”
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading “What were her habits, her morals, and what sort of company did she keep?”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “What were her habits, her morals, and what sort of company did she keep?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Upon what means, and how did she live?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where did she come from?
an institution created to conduct business
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
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used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
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plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading Was she known to have enemies?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
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plural of “habit” — an established custom
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used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Upon what means, and how did she live?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
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apprehended with certainty
From this reading Was she known to have enemies?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Upon what means, and how did she live?
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Upon what means, and how did she live?
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
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a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon what means, and how did she live?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
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the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
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used to ask for information about something
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in or at the place that
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Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case by Emile Gaboriau holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of The Lerouge Case, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case by Emile Gaboriau exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 415 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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