Chapter 10 of The Stolen Statesman is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Stolen Statesman is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She grew more confused than ever. "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least. I mean. Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you." With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
Chapter 10 of The Stolen Statesman is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “She grew more confused than ever.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “She grew more confused than ever.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean.”
moving very fast
From this reading “With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.”
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 “With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.”
In this reading “She grew more confused than ever.”
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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 With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She grew more confused than ever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
at any time
From this reading She grew more confused than ever.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She grew more confused than ever.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I mean.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She grew more confused than ever.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She grew more confused than ever.
moving very fast
From this reading With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She grew more confused than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
a source of difficulty
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a swift gesture, she turned and fled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Miss Monkton would not know my name, if I told it you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I won't trouble you; it doesn't matter in the least.
Chapter 10 of The Stolen Statesman by William Le Queux holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 424 sentences of The Stolen Statesman, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Stolen Statesman by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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