Chapter 34 of Chicot the Jester is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of Chicot the Jester is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE. There was a moment’s silence. Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?” “Much, monseigneur.” “They have written to you?”
Chapter 34 of Chicot the Jester is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?””
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading “Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?””
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “There was a moment’s silence.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading ““They have written to you?””
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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 There was a moment’s silence.
later than; following
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
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From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
possessive form of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Much, monseigneur.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Much, monseigneur.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
express in words
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading HOW M. LE DUC D’ANJOU SIGNED, AND AFTER HAVING SIGNED, SPOKE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They have written to you?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a moment’s silence.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “They have written to you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then the duke said: “Well, M. le Comte, what have you to say to me from the Duc de Guise?”
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