Chapter 6 of Ascanio is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Ascanio is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"By no means, Messire. You now occupy the Petit-Nesle. Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should. Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening. Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
Chapter 6 of Ascanio is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading “Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.”
keep busy with
From this reading “You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
like better; value more highly
From this reading “Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.”
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading “Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.”
from that time on
From this reading “Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.”
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.
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading “Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.”
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading “Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
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From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By no means, Messire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
engage in
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "By no means, Messire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "By no means, Messire.
plural of “neighbor” — a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
not any; not one
From this reading "By no means, Messire.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
keep busy with
From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
on one occasion
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
like better; value more highly
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
from that time on
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very good! keep the Petit-Nesle, and let us live on such terms as good neighbors should.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Thereafter, if you prefer war--" "O father!" cried Colombe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
in or at the place that
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Be good enough, Messire, to make no opposition to Ascanio's being at once made comfortable in the Grand-Nesle, where we will join him this evening.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You now occupy the Petit-Nesle.
Chapter 6 of Ascanio by Alexandre Dumas holds 416 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 6 holds 416 sentences of Ascanio, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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