Chapter 22 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably. "'Secret' sent me!" Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice. The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile: "Who did you say?"
Chapter 22 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.”
darkened by clouds
From this reading “Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"'Secret' sent me!"”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “"'Secret' sent me!"”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:”
with suspicion
From this reading “The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:”
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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 The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
an employee who mixes and serves alcoholic drinks at a bar
From this reading "Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Who did you say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
darkened by clouds
From this reading Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Secret' sent me!"
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.
express in words
From this reading "Who did you say?"
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "'Secret' sent me!"
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "'Secret' sent me!"
in an aggressive manner
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.
with suspicion
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Don't know him," retorted the barkeeper imperturbably.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.
which person or people
From this reading "Who did you say?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading The barkeeper looked at him sharply and suspiciously, and then asked, with a smile:
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Bodlevski suddenly exclaimed, without lowering his voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who did you say?"
Chapter 22 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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