Chapter 7 of Antonia is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Antonia is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did you see me there?" "Were you there, madame? I did not know it." "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words. He must have known that you were to be there.
Chapter 7 of Antonia is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an occurrence of something
From this reading “"In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “He must have known that you were to be there.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"Were you there, madame?”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “"In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “He must have known that you were to be there.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “"In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He must have known that you were to be there.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you see me there?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He must have known that you were to be there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He must have known that you were to be there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not know it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not know it."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I did not know it."
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He must have known that you were to be there.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Were you there, madame?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Did you see me there?"
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He must have known that you were to be there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know it."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Did you see me there?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Did you see me there?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He must have known that you were to be there.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Were you there, madame?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading "In that case----" "In that case I can understand my meeting with Monsieur Antoine Thierry and his words.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you see me there?"
Chapter 7 of Antonia by George Sand holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 418 sentences of Antonia, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Antonia by George Sand exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 418 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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