Chapter 5 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch. “Where are we going?” Suzanne asked. “Where you wish,” answered Phil. “To Mère Michel’s, then.”
Chapter 5 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
From this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading ““Where you wish,” answered Phil.”
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In this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
In this reading “AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “Where you wish,” answered Phil.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are we going?”
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Suzanne asked.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
the act of departing
From this reading “Where are we going?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
a formal entry into an organization or position or office
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
take the midday meal
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To Mère Michel’s, then.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To Mère Michel’s, then.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suzanne asked.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “To Mère Michel’s, then.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN INITIATION INTO ART The next day Phil returned his new friends’ hospitality by taking them to lunch.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Where are we going?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are we going?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Where you wish,” answered Phil.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where you wish,” answered Phil.
Chapter 5 of Fata Morgana by J. André Castaigne holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 5 holds 250 sentences of Fata Morgana, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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