Chapter 3 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined. Blindfold? I should say not! This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!" "What do you propose, then?"
Chapter 3 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
From this reading “This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"”
a cloth used to cover the eyes
From this reading “Blindfold?”
characterized by great determination
From this reading “"My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.”
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
From this reading “This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"What do you propose, then?"”
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “"My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
French novelist; he portrays the complexity of 19th century French society (1799-1850)
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
a cloth used to cover the eyes
From this reading Blindfold?
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
characterized by great determination
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you propose, then?"
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I should say not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "What do you propose, then?"
put in the mind of someone
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
express in words
From this reading I should say not!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should say not!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "What do you propose, then?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading "My dear Count, it is useless: I am determined.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you propose, then?"
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading This is not--need I remind you again?--the Paris of Balzac and that wonderful Dumas of yours!"
Chapter 3 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama by Louis Joseph Vance holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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