Chapter 10 of The Pauper of Park Lane is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Pauper of Park Lane is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To implicate me! But in what?" The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max. It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret. He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
Chapter 10 of The Pauper of Park Lane is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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part of a dress above the waist
From this reading “The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.”
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
From this reading “"To implicate me!”
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading “He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.”
hold back within
From this reading “It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.”
make visible
From this reading “It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.”
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.”
inflected form of “withhold” — hold back; refuse to hand over or share
From this reading “He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.”
the act of deducting from an employee's salary
From this reading “He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.”
thinking again about a choice previously made
In this reading “It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.”
In this reading “It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
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From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
part of a dress above the waist
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in what?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
the act of discovering something
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
at any time
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
bring into intimate and incriminating connection
From this reading "To implicate me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in what?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To implicate me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
determined
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
hold back within
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
make visible
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The thought of that blood-stained bodice ever haunted Max.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To implicate me!
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But in what?"
inflected form of “withhold” — hold back; refuse to hand over or share
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
the act of deducting from an employee's salary
From this reading He had withheld it from the police, therefore he was perfectly justified in withholding it from Charlie.
but in spite of that
From this reading It was on the tip of his tongue to reveal his discovery to his friend, yet on second thoughts he resolved to at present retain his secret.
Chapter 10 of The Pauper of Park Lane by William Le Queux holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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