Chapter 2 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, sir." "You did not leave each other?" "Not a minute." "And you returned all together?" The servants exchanged a significant look.
Chapter 2 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/40 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading “The servants exchanged a significant look.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"You did not leave each other?"”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Not a minute."”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"And you returned all together?"”
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “The servants exchanged a significant look.”
important in effect or meaning
From this reading “The servants exchanged a significant look.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “"And you returned all together?"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, sir."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Not a minute."
(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 "And you returned all together?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you returned all together?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You did not leave each other?"
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "You did not leave each other?"
changed for (replaced by) something different
From this reading The servants exchanged a significant look.
go away from a place
From this reading "You did not leave each other?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The servants exchanged a significant look.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Not a minute."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You did not leave each other?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "You did not leave each other?"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "And you returned all together?"
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The servants exchanged a significant look.
important in effect or meaning
From this reading The servants exchanged a significant look.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Yes, sir."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The servants exchanged a significant look.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "And you returned all together?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, sir."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You did not leave each other?"
Chapter 2 of The Mystery of Orcival by Emile Gaboriau holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 2 holds 203 sentences of The Mystery of Orcival, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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