Chapter 7 of Fantômas is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Fantômas is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the girl wrested herself away. "Let me go! I won't have it! Do you understand?" And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
Chapter 7 of Fantômas is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading “And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.”
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
From this reading “And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.”
a quick and penetrating intelligence
From this reading “And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.”
past form of “wrest” — obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
From this reading “But the girl wrested herself away.”
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in addition
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But the girl wrested herself away.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the girl wrested herself away.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you understand?"
a young female
From this reading But the girl wrested herself away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Let me go!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I won't have it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the girl wrested herself away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't have it!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I won't have it!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me go!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me go!
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
a quick and penetrating intelligence
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the girl wrested herself away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading And then, to mitigate the sharpness of her rebuke, and also to change the conversation, she said: "It is beginning to turn cold.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Do you understand?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I won't have it!
past form of “wrest” — obtain by seizing forcibly or violently, also metaphorically
From this reading But the girl wrested herself away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you understand?"
Chapter 7 of Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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 7 holds 411 sentences of Fantômas, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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