Chapter 8 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?” “You laugh? I don’t find you yourself half the time. It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it. (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
Chapter 8 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 221 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “(Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.”
plural of “harp” — a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading ““Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?””
the sound of laughing
From this reading ““You laugh?”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading ““Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?””
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “(Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I don’t find you yourself half the time.”
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a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
plural of “harp” — a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “You laugh?
engage in
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Do AEolian harps make so much noise, Boris?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
up to a particular time
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
which person or people
From this reading It is Michael who has changed you, and I am out of it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You laugh?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading (Here they spoke in Russian.) I shall not be easy until I am your husband.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading I don’t find you yourself half the time.
Chapter 8 of The Secret of the Night by Gaston Leroux holds 221 sentences, grouped into 45 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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