Chapter 33 of The Mystery of M. Felix is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Mystery of M. Felix is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT. On the twelfth day I said: "Bob, I think I shall run up to London." "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task. "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
Chapter 33 of The Mystery of M. Felix is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.”
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading “"By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.”
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading “M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.”
come to pass
From this reading “"Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.”
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading “"Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.”
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading “On the twelfth day I said:”
producing exhaustion
From this reading “"By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.”
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twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus
In this reading “On the twelfth day I said:”
pile up (debts or scores)
In this reading “"Bob, I think I shall run up to London."”
In this reading “"By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.”
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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 "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
any thing at all
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
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From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
not to be dispensed with; essential
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
plural of “join” — the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
come to pass
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
apparatus used to communicate at a distance over a wire (usually in Morse code)
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. BORDIER JOINS THE HUNT.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading On the twelfth day I said:
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Bob, I think I shall run up to London."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
producing exhaustion
From this reading "By all means," said Bob, cheerfully, a sign that my society was not indispensable to him, and that he was not wearying of his task.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Should anything occur I will telegraph to you.
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