Chapter 1 of A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arc is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arc is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead. The days of miracles are past and gone! What future is there for hapless France? She lies in the dust. How can she hope to rise?"
Chapter 1 of A Heroine of France: The Story of Joan of Arc is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.”
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading “The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.”
courtesy towards women
From this reading “The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “She lies in the dust.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “What future is there for hapless France?”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “She lies in the dust.”
plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading “The days of miracles are past and gone!”
move upward
From this reading “How can she hope to rise?"”
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how long something has existed
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The days of miracles are past and gone!
electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The days of miracles are past and gone!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How can she hope to rise?"
courtesy towards women
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The days of miracles are past and gone!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
remove the dust from
From this reading She lies in the dust.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What future is there for hapless France?
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading What future is there for hapless France?
yet to be or coming
From this reading What future is there for hapless France?
destroyed or killed
From this reading The days of miracles are past and gone!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What future is there for hapless France?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading How can she hope to rise?"
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From this reading How can she hope to rise?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She lies in the dust.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
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From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading She lies in the dust.
plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading The days of miracles are past and gone!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The days of miracles are past and gone!
move upward
From this reading How can she hope to rise?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lies in the dust.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Story of Joan of Arc "The age of Chivalry--alas!--is dead.
in or at that place or location
From this reading What future is there for hapless France?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How can she hope to rise?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What future is there for hapless France?
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