Chapter 34 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 34 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont. Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente? Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her? You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations! I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
Chapter 34 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!”
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!”
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading “_The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.”
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading “I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente?”
past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading “You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.”
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading “_The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.”
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.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
(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 I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
pleasing or delighting
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her?
at any time
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
a boy or man
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her?
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her?
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading _The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente?
past form of “obtain” — come into possession of
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente?
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her?
in a serious manner
From this reading Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente?
past form of “surpass” — distinguish oneself
From this reading You are a charming fellow, indeed, and have surpassed my expectations!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading I must own, this triumph flatters me more than all those I ever obtained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.
(in various countries) a son or younger brother or a count
From this reading _The_ Marchioness de Merteuil _to the_ Viscount de Valmont.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Did you send her the letter I wrote you for her?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now seriously, Viscount, have you left the Presidente?
Chapter 34 of Dangerous Connections, V. 1, 2, 3, 4 by Choderlos de Laclos holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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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