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The Teeth of the Tiger

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

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"You're lying, dearie, you're lying.
The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.
You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.
You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.
The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."
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The Teeth of the Tiger

Chapter IX · Chapter 9

Chapter 9 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You're lying, dearie, you're lying.
Line 2
The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.
/ðə əˈkɑːm.plɪs ɪz jərˈself maɪ ˈbjuːti/
Line 3
You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.
Line 4
You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.
Line 5
The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."
/ðə hænd ðæt straɪks miː ɪn ðə dɑːrk ɪz jʊrz ˈswiːthɑːrt/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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accomplice noun US /əˈkɑːm.plɪs/

A person who helps another commit a daring crime or secret scheme.

From this reading “The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.”

assistance noun US /əˈsɪstəns/

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading “You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.”

boulevard noun US /ˈbʊləvɑːrd/

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading “You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.”

motor noun US /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading “You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.”

overheard verb US /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading “You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.”

strikes noun US /straɪks/

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading “The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."”

sweetheart noun US /ˈswiːthɑːrt/

a person loved by another person

From this reading “The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."”

telephone noun US /ˈteləfoʊn/

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading “You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

accomplicenounUS /əˈkɑːm.plɪs/

A person who helps another commit a daring crime or secret scheme.

From this reading The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.

aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/

Having no one else present.

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

arrangedadjectiveUS /ərˈeɪndʒd/

disposed or placed in a particular kind of order

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

assistancenounUS /əˈsɪstəns/

the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.

boulevardnounUS /ˈbʊləvɑːrd/

a wide street or thoroughfare

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

conversationnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃən/

the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

cornernounUS /ˈkɔːrnər/

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

darknounUS /dɑːrk/

absence of light or illumination

From this reading The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."

dearienoun

a special loved one

From this reading "You're lying, dearie, you're lying.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

Gaston

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

halfadjectiveUS /hæf/

consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.

killverbUS /kɪl/

cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

lyingnounUS /ˈlaɪɪŋ/

the deliberate act of deviating from the truth

From this reading "You're lying, dearie, you're lying.

Mazeroux

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/

machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

overheardverbUS /ˈoʊvərˈhɜːrd/

inflected form of “overhear” — hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/

a rational motive for a belief or action

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

Sauverand's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

strikesnounUS /straɪks/

plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

From this reading The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."

sweetheartnounUS /ˈswiːthɑːrt/

a person loved by another person

From this reading The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."

telephonenounUS /ˈteləfoʊn/

electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

topnounUS /tɑːp/

the upper part of anything

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

waitedverbUS /ˈweɪtɪd/

past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

walking-stick

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

wantsnounUS /wɑːnts/

plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading You're the beauty that wants to kill me, for some reason which I do not know.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You alone overheard my conversation on the telephone with Mazeroux, you alone can have gone to Gaston Sauverand's assistance, waited for him in a motor at the corner of the boulevard, and arranged with him to bring the top half of the walking-stick here.

You're

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "You're lying, dearie, you're lying.

yourspronounUS /jʊrz/

the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to

From this reading The hand that strikes me in the dark is yours, sweetheart."

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading The accomplice is yourself, my beauty.

Chapter 9 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

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Chapter 9 holds 418 sentences of The Teeth of the Tiger, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.

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