Chapter 4 of A Frenchman in America is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Frenchman in America is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN HOTELS. _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels. American hotels are all alike. Some are worse. Describe one and you have described them all.
Chapter 4 of A Frenchman in America is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equally
From this reading “American hotels are all alike.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
give a description of
From this reading “Describe one and you have described them all.”
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading “Describe one and you have described them all.”
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN HOTELS.”
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN HOTELS.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “_Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.”
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “_Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.”
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In this reading “_Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.”
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From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
equally
From this reading American hotels are all alike.
(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 American hotels are all alike.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN HOTELS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading American hotels are all alike.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
give a description of
From this reading Describe one and you have described them all.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Describe one and you have described them all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Describe one and you have described them all.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
plural of “hotel” — a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN HOTELS.
plural of “impression” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN HOTELS.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IMPRESSIONS OF AMERICAN HOTELS.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Describe one and you have described them all.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some are worse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Describe one and you have described them all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Boston, January 6._ Arrived here this afternoon, and resumed acquaintance with American hotels.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Some are worse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Describe one and you have described them all.
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