Chapter 1 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY. BY M. C**** DE L***. “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.” J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise. VOL.
Chapter 1 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.”
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading “A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.”
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading “A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.”
social deportment
From this reading ““I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.””
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.”
French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
From this reading “J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise.”
chosen in preference to another
From this reading “A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.”
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.
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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 A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY M. C**** DE L***.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading BY M. C**** DE L***.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
communication by the exchange of letters
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading BY M. C**** DE L***.
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From this reading J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.”
a message describing how something is to be done
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading BY M. C**** DE L***.
the literary culture
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY M. C**** DE L***.
social deportment
From this reading “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
French philosopher and writer born in Switzerland; believed that the natural goodness of man was warped by society; ideas influenced the French Revolution (1712-1778)
From this reading J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise.
chosen in preference to another
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SERIES OF LETTERS, SELECTED FROM THE CORRESPONDENCE OF A PRIVATE CIRCLE; AND PUBLISHED FOR THE INSTRUCTION OF SOCIETY.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading J. J. Rousseau, Pref. to the New Eloise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading VOL.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I have observed the Manners of the Times, and have wrote those Letters.”
Chapter 1 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 by Choderlos de Laclos holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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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