Chapter 6 of A Girl of the Commune is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Girl of the Commune is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor. On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant. "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?" "She is, sir." "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
Chapter 6 of A Girl of the Commune is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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moving or going or growing upward
From this reading “On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.”
a line of approach
From this reading “On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “"Would you give her my card, if you please?"”
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
From this reading “On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.”
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From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
moving or going or growing upward
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
a line of approach
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
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From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
a French caretaker of apartments or a hotel; lives on the premises and oversees people entering and leaving and handles mail and acts as janitor or porter
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
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From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
having much knowledge or education
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
a search for knowledge
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
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From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
not any; not one
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
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From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading On ascending and ringing the bell the door was opened by an elderly servant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
term of address for a man
From this reading "She is, sir."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have called to see Mademoiselle Brander, is she at home?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On inquiry of the concierge at No. 15 Avenue de Passy, Cuthbert was informed that Madame Michaud lived on the third floor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would you give her my card, if you please?"
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