Chapter 13 of The Secret Tomb is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Secret Tomb is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement. Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces. The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross. "He's alive!" broke in Maître Delarue. "Look; he's looking at us."
Chapter 13 of The Secret Tomb is here in full — 317 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/63 · 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.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.”
the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
From this reading “LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.”
past form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.”
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 “Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.”
In this reading “LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.”
In this reading “Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.”
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.
possessing life
From this reading "He's alive!" broke in Maître Delarue.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look; he's looking at us."
lacking funds
From this reading "He's alive!" broke in Maître Delarue.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's alive!" broke in Maître Delarue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
opinion or judgment
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's alive!" broke in Maître Delarue.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He's alive!" broke in Maître Delarue.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.
and nothing more
From this reading The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.
the person who Jesus raised from the dead after four days in the tomb; this miracle caused the enemies of Jesus to begin the plan to put him to death
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look; he's looking at us."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Look; he's looking at us."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's alive!" broke in Maître Delarue.
the force of workers available
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
not in physical motion
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
not any; not one
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.
past form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading The Italian, however, just sketched the sign of the cross.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading LAZARUS Dorothy gazed; her eyes missed no slightest movement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Look; he's looking at us."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Like her, the young men remained motionless, with drawn faces.
Chapter 13 of The Secret Tomb by Maurice Leblanc holds 317 sentences, grouped into 64 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 13 holds 317 sentences of The Secret Tomb, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.
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