Chapter 28 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVIII
Chapter 28 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me. "Have you seen a ghost? Or is the punch wearing off already? We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!" Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
Chapter 28 of The Lock and Key Library — North Europe — Russian — Swedish is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading “Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “"Have you seen a ghost?”
according to the clock
From this reading “We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"”
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading “Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.”
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading “Or is the punch wearing off already?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"”
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading “Or is the punch wearing off already?”
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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 "Have you seen a ghost?
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Or is the punch wearing off already?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
goods or money obtained illegally
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading "Have you seen a ghost?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you seen a ghost?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
set down according to a plan
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
according to the clock
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Or is the punch wearing off already?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or is the punch wearing off already?
a heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
deliver a quick blow to
From this reading Or is the punch wearing off already?
cut with a saw
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Have you seen a ghost?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Or is the punch wearing off already?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Without a word I drew back my overcoat and laid my booty on the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What the devil is the matter with you, Simsen?" cried Solling as he saw me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We thought you'd never come; why, it's nearly twelve o'clock!"
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