Chapter 31 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Pardon, pardon. But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha? Just wait, messieurs. There is only I who can prove that innocence! You lose Natacha by killing me!”
Chapter 31 of The Secret of the Night is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 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.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “You lose Natacha by killing me!””
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “You lose Natacha by killing me!””
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Just wait, messieurs.”
and nothing more
From this reading “There is only I who can prove that innocence!”
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““Pardon, pardon.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Just wait, messieurs.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You lose Natacha by killing me!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading There is only I who can prove that innocence!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is only I who can prove that innocence!
and nothing more
From this reading Just wait, messieurs.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading You lose Natacha by killing me!”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading You lose Natacha by killing me!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You lose Natacha by killing me!”
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Just wait, messieurs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
and nothing more
From this reading There is only I who can prove that innocence!
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Pardon, pardon.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is only I who can prove that innocence!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But if I do prove the innocence of Natacha?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is only I who can prove that innocence!
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Just wait, messieurs.
which person or people
From this reading There is only I who can prove that innocence!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You lose Natacha by killing me!”
Chapter 31 of The Secret of the Night by Gaston Leroux holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 31 holds 212 sentences of The Secret of the Night, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of The Secret of the Night by Gaston Leroux exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 212 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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