Chapter 12 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest. "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked. I nodded. "That is my name," I said. "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
Chapter 12 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “"Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.”
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading “FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “"We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.”
a high ranking police officer
From this reading “"Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “I nodded.”
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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 "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
a long fixed look
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
a high ranking police officer
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the force of workers available
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading I nodded.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is my name," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FELICIA DELORA I looked at the two men, and they returned my gaze with interest.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "We shall be glad to have a few words with you, sir," he declared.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you Captain Rotherby, sir?" the inspector asked.
Chapter 12 of The Lost Ambassador by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 12 holds 174 sentences of The Lost Ambassador, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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