Chapter 4 of Cameron of Lochiel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of Cameron of Lochiel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LA CORRIVEAU. Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui. Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe. +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me.... To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
Chapter 4 of Cameron of Lochiel is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “+Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “+Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....”
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading “To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “+Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....”
comparative of “rude” — socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading “+Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.”
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe.”
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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 To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading LA CORRIVEAU.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe.
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From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
(folklore) a small grotesque supernatural creature that makes trouble for human beings
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
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From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading LA CORRIVEAU.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
comparative of “rude” — socially incorrect in behavior
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
a man of rank in the ancient regime
From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Le même.--La statue m'a fait signe.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
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From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
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From this reading Sganarelle.--Seigneur commandeur, mon maitre, Don Juan, vous demande si vous voulez lui faire l'honneur de venir souper avec lui.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading +Le Festin de Pierre.+ What? the ghosts are growing ruder, How they beard me....
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading To-night--why this is Goblin Hall, Spirits and specters all in all.
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