Chapter 16 of A Selection from the Writings of Guy De is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 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 A Selection from the Writings of Guy De is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything. After questioning me for a long time, he said to me: "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?" "Most willingly, Monsieur." "You have some means?"
Chapter 16 of A Selection from the Writings of Guy De is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
permission to do something
From this reading “"Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"”
get or ask advice from
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
third-person singular of “direct” — command with authority
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading “So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.”
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading “After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"”
in a willing manner
From this reading “"Most willingly, Monsieur."”
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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 After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
later than; following
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
a shelter from danger or hardship
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
permission to do something
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
get or ask advice from
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
third-person singular of “direct” — command with authority
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
insane and believed to be affected by the phases of the moon
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "You have some means?"
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Most willingly, Monsieur."
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading After questioning me for a long time, he said to me:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
which person or people
From this reading So I have come to consult the doctor who directs this lunatic asylum, and I have told him everything.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
in a willing manner
From this reading "Most willingly, Monsieur."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you consent, Monsieur, to remain here for some time?"
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