Chapter 32 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXII
Chapter 32 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE. DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_. “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you! The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted. That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?
Chapter 32 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading ““You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!”
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading “DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_.”
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading “The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.”
be suspended or hanging
From this reading ““You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!”
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading “The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.”
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading “That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?”
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading “The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.”
on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
In this reading “DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_.
a North American river; rises in southwestern Canada and flows southward across Washington to form the border between Washington and Oregon before emptying into the Pacific; known for its salmon runs in the spring
From this reading DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_.
having escaped, especially from confinement
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
be suspended or hanging
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading DE GROJEAN “On board the _Columbia_.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
showing possibility of achievement or excellence
From this reading That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?
(meat) cooked by dry heat in an oven
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That’s a promising beginning, isn’t it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIGHT MISS ETHEL ROWRER TO MLLE.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The truth is, we have narrowly escaped being spitted and roasted.
having or showing valor
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll have to hang yourself, my valorous Yvonne, for we have had our battle without you!
Chapter 32 of Fata Morgana by J. André Castaigne holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 32 holds 176 sentences of Fata Morgana, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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