Chapter 14 of Comedies and Errors is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Comedies and Errors is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.” Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?” But Madame Dornaye answered him all the same. “You have heard of him? He is a known personage in Paris, although English.
Chapter 14 of Comedies and Errors is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in spite of the fact that
From this reading “He is a known personage in Paris, although English.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading ““Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.””
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading “Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?””
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “He is a known personage in Paris, although English.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “He is a known personage in Paris, although English.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading ““Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.””
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “He is a known personage in Paris, although English.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading “Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
(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 But Madame Dornaye answered him all the same.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He is a known personage in Paris, although English.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading But Madame Dornaye answered him all the same.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Madame Dornaye answered him all the same.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading He is a known personage in Paris, although English.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have heard of him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “You have heard of him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He is a known personage in Paris, although English.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He is a known personage in Paris, although English.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “You have heard of him?
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading He is a known personage in Paris, although English.
another word for person; a person not meriting identification
From this reading He is a known personage in Paris, although English.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading But Madame Dornaye answered him all the same.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
kept from public knowledge by various means
From this reading Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But Madame Dornaye answered him all the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Tiens,” said Madame Dornaye; “Jeanne told me she had ceased to see him.”
which person or people
From this reading Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will suppressed a desire to ask, “Who is he?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have heard of him?
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