Chapter 36 of Chicot the Jester is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter 36 of Chicot the Jester is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER. The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there. Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said: “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?” “Pray do.”
Chapter 36 of Chicot the Jester is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading ““Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?””
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.”
make clear and (more) comprehensible
From this reading “WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:”
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading “The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading ““Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?””
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.”
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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 “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
on or to one side
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Pray do.”
make clear and (more) comprehensible
From this reading WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
set up or found
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
a man of refinement
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
an artful or simulated semblance
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
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From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “Pray do.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
in or at that place or location
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then, in his friendship for this brave gentleman, he had taken him aside, and said:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The evening before M. de Monsoreau had returned to his home from the Hôtel Guise, and had found Bussy there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading WHICH WILL ELUCIDATE THE PREVIOUS CHAPTER.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you permit me to give you a piece of advice?”
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