Chapter 4 of Antonia is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Antonia is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then I won't put it anywhere. It would spoil my effect." "Ah! upon my word! But I will have my name!" "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
Chapter 4 of Antonia is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"Then I won't put it anywhere.”
the lower side of anything
From this reading “"You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “It would spoil my effect."”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “"You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “"You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."”
the literary culture
From this reading “"You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “"You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “It would spoil my effect."”
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In this reading “"You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."”
In this reading “"You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! upon my word!
at or in or to any place
From this reading "Then I won't put it anywhere.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
the lower side of anything
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I will have my name!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading It would spoil my effect."
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But I will have my name!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I won't put it anywhere.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then I won't put it anywhere.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
the literary culture
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It would spoil my effect."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading But I will have my name!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Then I won't put it anywhere.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading It would spoil my effect."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I won't put it anywhere.
the upper part of anything
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Ah! upon my word!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading But I will have my name!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then I won't put it anywhere.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "Ah! upon my word!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would spoil my effect."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can have it put in large black letters on a raised plate at the top or bottom of the gilt frame."
Chapter 4 of Antonia by George Sand holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 4 holds 392 sentences of Antonia, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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