Chapter 38 of A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves) is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 38 of A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves) is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
20_th October_, 1882. I remember very well this day passed in Brittany. We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I. My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
Chapter 38 of A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves) is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.”
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading “I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.”
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading “My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.”
the month following September and preceding November
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.”
In this reading “My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.”
In this reading “My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
In this reading “My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.”
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From this reading 20_th October_, 1882.
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From this reading 20_th October_, 1882.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
anew
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
of short duration or distance
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
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From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading 20_th October_, 1882.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
with speed
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
not in physical motion
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading My eyes still dazzled by sun and blue sea, and this Brittany, seen again so quickly and so suddenly for a few brief hours, absolutely as in the dreams we had of it at sea.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading 20_th October_, 1882.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
precisely as stated
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I remember very well this day passed in Brittany.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading We three, under the grey sky, roaming the woods of Toulven, Marie, Anne and I.
Chapter 38 of A Tale of Brittany (Mon Frère Yves) by Pierre Loti holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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