Chapter 5 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place. But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money." This persistency seemed to exasperate Guespin. "Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer? The truth?
Chapter 5 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “"Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer?”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “"All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.”
exasperate or irritate
From this reading “This persistency seemed to exasperate Guespin.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “"All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.”
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading “But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “The truth?”
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(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 "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
react verbally
From this reading "Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer?
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From this reading "Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer?
exasperate or irritate
From this reading This persistency seemed to exasperate Guespin.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
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From this reading This persistency seemed to exasperate Guespin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
and nothing more
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer?
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
persistent determination
From this reading This persistency seemed to exasperate Guespin.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This persistency seemed to exasperate Guespin.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The truth?
precisely as stated
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Eh!" cried he, "how do you want me to answer?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
in or at the place that
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But just now the question is, how you spent your night, and where you got this money."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "All that is very well," said he, "we will return to your confession at the proper time and place.
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