Chapter 14 of French and English is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of French and English is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Julian! Is that you I see? Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you. So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound? Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
Chapter 14 of French and English is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading “Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “"Julian!”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?”
accept gladly
From this reading “Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is that you I see?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that you I see?
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading "Julian!
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Is that you I see?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that you I see?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Truly I had begun to fear that some misfortune had befallen you.
precisely as stated
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
accept gladly
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading So you have been within the walls of the town, and have returned safe and sound?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Is that you I see?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your face is a very welcome one, my friend!"
Chapter 14 of French and English by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 282 sentences, grouped into 57 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 14 holds 282 sentences of French and English, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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