Chapter 17 of French and English is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of French and English is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Excitement reigned in the city. There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day. Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation: "The English fleet! the English fleet!" But this had proved a false alarm.
Chapter 17 of French and English is here in full — 249 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “But this had proved a false alarm.”
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:”
demanding attention
From this reading “Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.”
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading “"The English fleet! the English fleet!"”
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading “Excitement reigned in the city.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:”
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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 There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading But this had proved a false alarm.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this had proved a false alarm.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Excitement reigned in the city.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
demanding attention
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "The English fleet! the English fleet!"
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Excitement reigned in the city.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading But this had proved a false alarm.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership
From this reading "The English fleet! the English fleet!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Excitement reigned in the city.
the force of workers available
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
established beyond doubt
From this reading But this had proved a false alarm.
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading Excitement reigned in the city.
done under pressure
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Excitement reigned in the city.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There had been a cry of fear earlier in the day.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this had proved a false alarm.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Men had rushed through the streets, crying aloud in every tone of consternation:
Chapter 17 of French and English by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 249 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 17 holds 249 sentences of French and English, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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