Chapter 15 of Cadets of Gascony: Two stories of old France is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Cadets of Gascony: Two stories of old France is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me. He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart. “It still beats!” he said. “Thank God, it still beats! We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
Chapter 15 of Cadets of Gascony: Two stories of old France is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading ““It still beats!” he said.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.”
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading “He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.”
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.”
third-person singular of “exact” — claim as due or just
From this reading “ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading “We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.””
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.”
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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 ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading “It still beats!” he said.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
third-person singular of “exact” — claim as due or just
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Thank God, it still beats!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It still beats!” he said.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
above and across; more than
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
French blue cheese
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It still beats!” he said.
not in physical motion
From this reading “It still beats!” he said.
a physician who specializes in surgery
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank God, it still beats!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ROQUEFORT EXACTS A PROMISE I OPENED my eyes to find Fronsac bending over me.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading He had torn the clothing from my breast and had one hand above my heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We must get him to your father’s surgeon, Valérie.”
Chapter 15 of Cadets of Gascony: Two stories of old France by Burton Egbert Stevenson holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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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