Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"They'd have to be black!" "If you found I had deceived you--?" "Miss Shannon!" He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand. "There's no use beating about the bush.
Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.”
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading “"There's no use beating about the bush.”
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “"There's no use beating about the bush.”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “"If you found I had deceived you--?"”
being in captivity
From this reading “He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.”
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
From this reading “"Miss Shannon!"”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.”
the act of using
From this reading “"There's no use beating about the bush.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There's no use beating about the bush.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "They'd have to be black!"
the act of overcoming or outdoing
From this reading "There's no use beating about the bush.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "They'd have to be black!"
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading "There's no use beating about the bush.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading "If you found I had deceived you--?"
set up or found
From this reading "If you found I had deceived you--?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "If you found I had deceived you--?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They'd have to be black!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If you found I had deceived you--?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you found I had deceived you--?"
being in captivity
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Shannon!"
not any; not one
From this reading "There's no use beating about the bush.
United States electrical engineer who pioneered mathematical communication theory (1916-2001)
From this reading "Miss Shannon!"
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's no use beating about the bush.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They'd have to be black!"
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He threw an arm across the table and suddenly imprisoned her hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They'd have to be black!"
the act of using
From this reading "There's no use beating about the bush.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If you found I had deceived you--?"
Chapter 6 of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama by Louis Joseph Vance holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 407 sentences of The Lone Wolf: A Melodrama, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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