Chapter 6 of Balsamo, the Magician is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Balsamo, the Magician is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLAIRVOYANT. Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him. "I bade you sleep. Do you sleep?" Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
Chapter 6 of Balsamo, the Magician is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.”
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading “"I bade you sleep.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.”
perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
From this reading “THE CLAIRVOYANT.”
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"I bade you sleep.”
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a young female
In this reading “Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.”
In this reading “Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading "I bade you sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses
From this reading THE CLAIRVOYANT.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you sleep?"
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I bade you sleep.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I bade you sleep.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLAIRVOYANT.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
belonging to which person
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Andrea sighed and nodded with an effort.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I bade you sleep.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Balsamo had gone up to the young lady, whose appearance in his chamber was not strange to him.
Chapter 6 of Balsamo, the Magician by Alexandre Dumas holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
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