Chapter 24 of French and English is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of French and English is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It had come at last! The long delay and suspense were over. The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham. Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day. The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
Chapter 24 of French and English is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading “The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham.”
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “The long delay and suspense were over.”
a high place
From this reading “The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.”
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “The long delay and suspense were over.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.”
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 The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
the first of the Old Testament patriarchs and the father of Isaac; according to Genesis, God promised to give Abraham's family (the Hebrews) the land of Canaan (the Promised Land); God tested Abraham by asking him to sacrifice his son
From this reading The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long delay and suspense were over.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It had come at last!
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
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From this reading The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come at last!
the first light of day
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading The long delay and suspense were over.
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 had stormed the Heights of Abraham.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had come at last!
a high place
From this reading The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come at last!
immediately past
From this reading It had come at last!
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long delay and suspense were over.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham.
above and across; more than
From this reading The long delay and suspense were over.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
past form of “storm” — behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading The English had stormed the Heights of Abraham.
required or under orders
From this reading The supposed attack at Beauport had been nothing but a blind.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading The long delay and suspense were over.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The long delay and suspense were over.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The long delay and suspense were over.
which person or people
From this reading Their long red lines had been seen by terrified citizens, who came rushing into the town at dawn of day.
Chapter 24 of French and English by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 24 holds 212 sentences of French and English, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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