Chapter 9 of Arthur is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Arthur is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room. He was radiant. "Well," said he, "she has gone away. She has left Paris. She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
Chapter 9 of Arthur is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “She has left Paris.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “He was radiant.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.”
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In this reading “A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.”
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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 A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
later than; following
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was radiant.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading She has left Paris.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading She has left Paris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading He was radiant.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A FRIEND One morning, five or six days after the evening I had seen Madame de Pënâfiel at the Opéra, M. de Cernay entered my room.
precisely as stated
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was radiant.
(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 "Well," said he, "she has gone away.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
the day immediately before today
From this reading She went yesterday, in the very height of the season.
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