Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
I shall find out all about it at the wine shop. But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?” “Like all the sailors hereabouts, sir.” The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him. “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 80/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 396–400
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.”
in this general vicinity
From this reading ““Like all the sailors hereabouts, sir.””
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading ““Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?””
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.”
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading ““Like all the sailors hereabouts, sir.””
do one's shopping
From this reading “I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.”
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading “I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
a youthful male person
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
a young person of either sex
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
in this general vicinity
From this reading “Like all the sailors hereabouts, sir.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Like all the sailors hereabouts, sir.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “Like all the sailors hereabouts, sir.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
do one's shopping
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Like all the sailors hereabouts, sir.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
express in words
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what sort of a man was Gervais, the master, my little friend?”
at the time that
From this reading The child was preparing to depart when M. Daburon recalled him.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading I shall find out all about it at the wine shop.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Before you go, my boy, tell me, have you spoken to any one of this meeting before to-day?”
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.
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