Chapter 19 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room. “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer. “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.” “Keep it yourself, Victor,” said M. Fortunat. What! keep fifteen francs and fifteen sous?
Chapter 19 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading ““You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “What! keep fifteen francs and fifteen sous?”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading ““You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.”
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.”
plural of “sou” — a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading ““I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.””
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading What! keep fifteen francs and fifteen sous?
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Keep it yourself, Victor,” said M. Fortunat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Keep it yourself, Victor,” said M. Fortunat.
and nothing more
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Keep it yourself, Victor,” said M. Fortunat.
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “Keep it yourself, Victor,” said M. Fortunat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Keep it yourself, Victor,” said M. Fortunat.
plural of “sou” — a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading “I paid the driver four francs and five sous, here’s the change.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What! keep fifteen francs and fifteen sous?
which person or people
From this reading He paused, for Victor Chupin, who had lingered behind to pay the driver, had just entered the room.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You gave me twenty francs, m’sieur,” he remarked to his employer.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Keep it yourself, Victor,” said M. Fortunat.
Chapter 19 of Baron Trigault's Vengeance by Emile Gaboriau holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 19 holds 168 sentences of Baron Trigault's Vengeance, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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