Chapter 18 of The Secret Tomb is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Secret Tomb is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said: "No, no. I can't allow it.... You should have consulted me first." "Don't get angry," she said gently.
Chapter 18 of The Secret Tomb is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 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 “I can't allow it....”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"Don't get angry," she said gently.”
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading “You should have consulted me first."”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:”
(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
From this reading “IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Don't get angry," she said gently.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:”
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 “IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:”
In this reading “IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:”
In this reading “"Don't get angry," she said gently.”
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.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I can't allow it....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Don't get angry," she said gently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can't allow it....
past form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading You should have consulted me first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't get angry," she said gently.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading You should have consulted me first."
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
(Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Don't get angry," she said gently.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Don't get angry," she said gently.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You should have consulted me first."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can't allow it....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can't allow it....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You should have consulted me first."
the force of workers available
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should have consulted me first."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
at the time that
From this reading IN ROBORE FORTUNA When Dorothy had shut the door on the three men, she turned to find Raoul flushed and frowning; and he said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should have consulted me first."
Chapter 18 of The Secret Tomb by Maurice Leblanc holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 18 holds 274 sentences of The Secret Tomb, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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