Chapter 24 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But how?" "I don't know yet. I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman. Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all." He essayed an objection.
Chapter 24 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.”
any thing at all
From this reading “Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.”
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading “I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.”
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading “He essayed an objection.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
(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 Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He essayed an objection.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
any thing at all
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know yet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He essayed an objection.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He essayed an objection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But how?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know yet.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know yet.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
From this reading He essayed an objection.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
but in spite of that
From this reading "I don't know yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came to ask your advice, and I find you more cowardly than a woman.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Let me act, then; don't do anything yourself; I will do all."
Chapter 24 of The Mystery of Orcival by Emile Gaboriau holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
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