Chapter 8 of Under the red robe is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Under the red robe is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her. ‘Will you open this?’ I said. ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost. That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
Chapter 8 of Under the red robe is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading “‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.”
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading “I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.”
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading “That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
react verbally
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
for the reason that
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
third-person singular of “contain” — include or contain; have as a component
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
past form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That it contains all I will not answer, Mademoiselle, because I spilled the stones on the floor of my room, and I may have failed to find some.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
in the direction of
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading I took from my breast a little packet wrapped in soft leather, and I held it towards her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Will you open this?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I believe that it contains what your brother lost.
Chapter 8 of Under the red robe by Stanley John Weyman holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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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