Chapter 6 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I found Armand in bed. On seeing me he held out a burning hand. “You are feverish,” I said to him. “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.” “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
Chapter 6 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “I found Armand in bed.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “On seeing me he held out a burning hand.”
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading ““It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.””
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading ““You are feverish,” I said to him.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading ““It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.””
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading ““It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.””
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “On seeing me he held out a burning hand.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?””
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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 On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
(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 “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
the act of burning something
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
set up or found
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I found Armand in bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading On seeing me he held out a burning hand.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “You have been to see Marguerite’s sister?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is nothing, the fatigue of a rapid journey; that is all.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You are feverish,” I said to him.
Chapter 6 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) by Alexandre Dumas holds 150 sentences, grouped into 30 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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