Chapter 13 of A Set of Six is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Set of Six is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
</p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer. </p> <p> “You see? He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband. “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from. It wouldn’t do.
Chapter 13 of A Set of Six is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading ““He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading ““He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “</p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.”
held up in the air
From this reading “</p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “</p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.”
made compatible or consistent
From this reading “He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.”
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later than; following
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
react verbally
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It wouldn’t do.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wouldn’t do.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading </p> <p> “You see?
held up in the air
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
made compatible or consistent
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading </p> <p> “You see?
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading </p> <p> Madame la Generale D’Hubert lifted up her hands in despair after perusing that answer.
in or at the place that
From this reading “He must never, by any chance, be allowed to guess where the money comes from.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading He won’t be reconciled,” said her husband.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wouldn’t do.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading </p> <p> “You see?
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