Chapter 22 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.” Galitch turned. He was as pale as Koupriane. “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.” The carriage drew up.
Chapter 22 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading ““In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.””
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “The carriage drew up.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.””
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading ““In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.””
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading ““Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.””
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading ““In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.””
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading ““Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.””
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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was as pale as Koupriane.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The carriage drew up.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The carriage drew up.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Galitch turned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was as pale as Koupriane.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
possessive form of “majesty” — impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
engage in
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
used to form the superlative
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He was as pale as Koupriane.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “In that case, monsieur,” said he, “don’t forget to add that I am His Majesty’s most humble servant.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Galitch turned.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The carriage drew up.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was as pale as Koupriane.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Very well,” said Koupriane, “I will make my report to the Tsar.”
Chapter 22 of The Secret of the Night by Gaston Leroux holds 218 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 22 holds 218 sentences of The Secret of the Night, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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