Chapter 10 of English Satires is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of English Satires is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Fontanges_. Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again. _Bossuet_. Do you hate the world, mademoiselle? _Fontanges_.
Chapter 10 of English Satires is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.”
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?”
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anew
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bossuet_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fontanges_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
not any; not one
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, no, no! but I wanted to see whether they were in earnest, or told me fibs; for, if they told me fibs, I would never trust them again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you hate the world, mademoiselle?
Chapter 10 of English Satires by William Henry Oliphant [Editor] Smeaton holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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.
Chapter 10 holds 309 sentences of English Satires, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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