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Chapter 8 of Fantômas is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The attendant tried to reassure the doctor. "Don't be frightened, sir. She is not dangerous. I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her." The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
Chapter 8 of Fantômas is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.”
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading “The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.”
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading “The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.”
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
From this reading “The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.”
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."”
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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 The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
extreme mental distress
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don't be frightened, sir.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading She is not dangerous.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't be frightened, sir.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
opinion or judgment
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
made afraid
From this reading "Don't be frightened, sir.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
a man of refinement
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is not dangerous.
one of the jointed appendages of an animal used for locomotion or grasping: arm; leg; wing; flipper
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She is not dangerous.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
cause to feel sure; give reassurance to
From this reading The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.
a safe place
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is not dangerous.
plural of “shrub” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Don't be frightened, sir.
having a supporting base
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.
a shaky motion
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading The attendant tried to reassure the doctor.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I expect the visit from that gentleman has upset her."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The poor demented creature had taken refuge behind a clump of shrubs, and was standing there with eyes dilated with anguish fixed on the Professor and hand pointing to him, trembling in every limb.
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