Chapter 10 of Dr. Dumany's Wife is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dr. Dumany's Wife is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Rise!" I exclaimed, astonished. "Certainly, and what a rise! If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously. You are a wonderful man!
Chapter 10 of Dr. Dumany's Wife is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “I exclaimed, astonished.”
extremely
From this reading “If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.”
move upward
From this reading “"Rise!"”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.”
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading “If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.”
past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.”
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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 "Certainly, and what a rise!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Certainly, and what a rise!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading I exclaimed, astonished.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly, and what a rise!
extremely
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed, astonished.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I exclaimed, astonished.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You are a wonderful man!
information about recent and important events
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
move upward
From this reading "Rise!"
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
and nothing more
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
acceptance of despair
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something)
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
past form of “vanquish” — come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If the French had simply been vanquished we should have had a tremendous fall, but at the news of the surrender values are rising enormously.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Certainly, and what a rise!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading You are a wonderful man!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are a wonderful man!
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