Chapter 13 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"How do you explain the letters?" "I can't explain them. We did not know of Fauville's jealousy. He kept it to himself. And then, again, why did he suspect us?
Chapter 13 of The Teeth of the Tiger is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anew
From this reading “And then, again, why did he suspect us?”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"How do you explain the letters?"”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “He kept it to himself.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “He kept it to himself.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.”
the literary culture
From this reading “"How do you explain the letters?"”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “And then, again, why did he suspect us?”
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anew
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't explain them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He kept it to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He kept it to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can't explain them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He kept it to himself.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He kept it to himself.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
the literary culture
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I can't explain them.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He kept it to himself.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We did not know of Fauville's jealousy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And then, again, why did he suspect us?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you explain the letters?"
Chapter 13 of The Teeth of the Tiger by Maurice Leblanc holds 416 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.
Chapter 13 holds 416 sentences of The Teeth of the Tiger, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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