Chapter 3 of The Red Widow is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Red Widow is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Inquiries!" she cried. "Who can be making inquiries?" "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman. He has come over here to find me." "To find you!
Chapter 3 of The Red Widow is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 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.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Inquiries!" she cried.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “He has come over here to find me."”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “"Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.”
a young female
From this reading “"Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “He has come over here to find me."”
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading “"Inquiries!" she cried.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “"Who can be making inquiries?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Who can be making inquiries?"”
communicate the intended meaning or impression
In this reading “He has come over here to find me."”
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 "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Inquiries!" she cried.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
a person of French nationality
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
a young female
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading "Inquiries!" she cried.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
above and across; more than
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Inquiries!" she cried.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Some friend of that girl—a Frenchman.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has come over here to find me."
which person or people
From this reading "Who can be making inquiries?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To find you!
Chapter 3 of The Red Widow by William Le Queux holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 3 holds 409 sentences of The Red Widow, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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