Chapter 16 of The Tremendous Event is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Tremendous Event is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault! Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
Chapter 16 of The Tremendous Event is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a government administrator
From this reading “THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!”
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading “Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!”
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!”
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
From this reading “Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?”
plural of “territory” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading “THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!”
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In this reading “THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!”
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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 Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
a government administrator
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
the act of branching out or dividing into branches
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
plural of “territory” — a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR THE NEW TERRITORIES "My fault!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now aren't you convinced, as I am, that this is a ramification of my fault, ending in a _cul-de-sac_?
Chapter 16 of The Tremendous Event by Maurice Leblanc holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 16 holds 278 sentences of The Tremendous Event, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Tremendous Event by Maurice Leblanc exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Work through the 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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