Chapter 16 of French and Oriental Love in a Harem is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of French and Oriental Love in a Harem is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris! Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that? I know you and can guess your thoughts. After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that? Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
Chapter 16 of French and Oriental Love in a Harem is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.”
cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading “Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?”
having much knowledge or education
From this reading “Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.”
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading “After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?”
put in the mind of someone
From this reading “After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!”
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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 After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
later than; following
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I know you and can guess your thoughts.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I know you and can guess your thoughts.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
cleverly amusing in tone
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading I know you and can guess your thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know you and can guess your thoughts.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you and can guess your thoughts.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
absolutely essential
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
a civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
put in the mind of someone
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
not in physical motion
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
carry out
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I know you and can guess your thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all, Barbassou is a pasha, is it still necessary to remind you of that?
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading My aunt Gretchen van Cloth is in Paris!
(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, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, the other day my uncle informed me that he would take me home to dine with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well, why do you assume your facetious tone on reading that?
Chapter 16 of French and Oriental Love in a Harem by Mario Uchard holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
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