Chapter 9 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Tell me. I am listening.” “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?” “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?” “No, monsieur.
Chapter 9 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading ““But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?””
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading ““But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?””
indecision in speech or action
From this reading ““You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?””
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ““You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?””
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “I am listening.””
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading ““But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?””
by chance
From this reading ““You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?””
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading ““You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
later than; following
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am listening.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
move away from a place into another direction
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
indecision in speech or action
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am listening.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading I am listening.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me.
a particular point in time
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “No, monsieur.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, monsieur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
on one occasion
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
by chance
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
express in words
From this reading “Tell me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
but in spite of that
From this reading “You feel that you couldn’t possibly,” inquired Koupriane, more and more troubled, and after a moment of hesitation, “you couldn’t possibly tell me that and yet remain?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But it is perfectly understood that once I have told you this you will give me my passport and allow me to depart?”
Chapter 9 of The Secret of the Night by Gaston Leroux holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
Chapter 9 holds 220 sentences of The Secret of the Night, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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