Chapter 21 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck. “But how pale you are!” I told her of the scene with my father. “My God! I was afraid of it,” she said.
Chapter 21 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I was afraid of it,” she said.”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading ““At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.”
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 ““My God!”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading ““At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading ““But how pale you are!””
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading ““At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “I told her of the scene with my father.”
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading ““At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I was afraid of it,” she said.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But how pale you are!”
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But how pale you are!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
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 “My God!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But how pale you are!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was afraid of it,” she said.
immediately past
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “But how pale you are!”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
-ing form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was afraid of it,” she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I told her of the scene with my father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “At last you have come,” she said, throwing her arms round my neck.
Chapter 21 of Camille (La Dame aux Camilias) by Alexandre Dumas holds 167 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.
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