Chapter 32 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M. Plantat lost patience. "This is unheard-of!" cried he. "Incredible! Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory? Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
Chapter 32 of The Mystery of Orcival is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading “Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “"Incredible!”
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading “Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “M. Plantat lost patience.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “M. Plantat lost patience.”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?”
believed likely
From this reading “Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'”
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the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "This is unheard-of!" cried he.
set up or found
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is unheard-of!" cried he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading "Incredible!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is unheard-of!" cried he.
a workplace for the conduct of scientific research
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading M. Plantat lost patience.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Plantat lost patience.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading M. Plantat lost patience.
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From this reading M. Plantat lost patience.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
express in words
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
believed likely
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is unheard-of!" cried he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
previously unknown
From this reading "This is unheard-of!" cried he.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, that body is nothing more to him than 'suspected matter!'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you say, now, that this poison which he found in Sauvresy's body was stolen from his own laboratory?
Chapter 32 of The Mystery of Orcival by Emile Gaboriau holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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