Chapter 12 of Avarice--Anger is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Avarice--Anger is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MISER EXTOLLED. Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming: "Louis, my poor friend, I know all. The porter just told me of your father's death. What a sudden and cruel blow!"
Chapter 12 of Avarice--Anger is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “What a sudden and cruel blow!"”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:”
inflected form of “extol” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading “THE MISER EXTOLLED.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “The porter just told me of your father's death.”
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading “"Louis, my poor friend, I know all.”
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading “THE MISER EXTOLLED.”
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading “The porter just told me of your father's death.”
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 “The porter just told me of your father's death.”
In this reading “"Louis, my poor friend, I know all.”
In this reading “"Louis, my poor friend, I know all.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading What a sudden and cruel blow!"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Louis, my poor friend, I know all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What a sudden and cruel blow!"
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
exhale hard
From this reading What a sudden and cruel blow!"
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading What a sudden and cruel blow!"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
inflected form of “extol” — praise, glorify, or honor
From this reading THE MISER EXTOLLED.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Louis, my poor friend, I know all.
possessive form of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Louis, my poor friend, I know all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
and nothing more
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Louis, my poor friend, I know all.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading "Louis, my poor friend, I know all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading THE MISER EXTOLLED.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Louis, my poor friend, I know all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Louis, my poor friend, I know all.
a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading What a sudden and cruel blow!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISER EXTOLLED.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Saint-Herem threw himself in his friend's arms, exclaiming:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a sudden and cruel blow!"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The porter just told me of your father's death.
Chapter 12 of Avarice--Anger by Eugène Sue holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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 12 holds 72 sentences of Avarice--Anger, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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