Chapter 18 of Father Goriot is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Father Goriot is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it. “Well, well. Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued. “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco. I will send you the cigars of friendship.
Chapter 18 of Father Goriot is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “banknote” — a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
From this reading “Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.”
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “I will send you the cigars of friendship.”
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading “Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.”
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading “Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.”
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading ““I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.”
in a rational manner
From this reading “Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.”
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading ““I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.”
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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 “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
plural of “banknote” — a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
without stop or interruption
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
Austrian general in the service of the Holy Roman Empire during the War of the Spanish Succession (1663-1736)
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
go away from a place
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
the act of fixing firmly in place
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
in a rational manner
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eugene accepted the draft, and received the banknotes in exchange for it.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading “I mean to leave this country in a few months’ time for America, and set about planting tobacco.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come, now, let us talk rationally,” Vautrin continued.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will send you the cigars of friendship.
Chapter 18 of Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 18 holds 161 sentences of Father Goriot, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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