Chapter 4 of Brigadier Frederick is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Brigadier Frederick is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And when I saw all that I said to them: "All right. The grandmother is warm. Now I see that we can stay here. You are good children!"
Chapter 4 of Brigadier Frederick is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “You are good children!"”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You are good children!"”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “The grandmother is warm.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Now I see that we can stay here.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"All right.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “And when I saw all that I said to them:”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Now I see that we can stay here.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “The grandmother is warm.”
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In this reading “Now I see that we can stay here.”
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(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 And when I saw all that I said to them:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are good children!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now I see that we can stay here.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading You are good children!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You are good children!"
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading The grandmother is warm.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Now I see that we can stay here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The grandmother is warm.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I see that we can stay here.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
cut with a saw
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Now I see that we can stay here.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Now I see that we can stay here.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The grandmother is warm.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The grandmother is warm.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now I see that we can stay here.
at the time that
From this reading And when I saw all that I said to them:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are good children!"
Chapter 4 of Brigadier Frederick by Erckmann-Chatrian holds 418 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 4 holds 418 sentences of Brigadier Frederick, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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