Chapter 2 of French without a master is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of French without a master is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CASHIER. (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter! PERCY. (_Coming down-stage_) Ye-es? OFFICER.
Chapter 2 of French without a master is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading “CASHIER.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
the act of escaping physically
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “(_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!”
someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
From this reading “(_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!”
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “OFFICER.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “(_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!”
hard to endure
From this reading “(_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
an employee of a bank who receives and pays out money
From this reading CASHIER.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading (_Coming down-stage_) Ye-es?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Coming down-stage_) Ye-es?
the act of escaping physically
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading OFFICER.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
hard to endure
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
which person or people
From this reading (_To_ PERCY, _who has been trying to escape_) Interpreter!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading (_Coming down-stage_) Ye-es?
Chapter 2 of French without a master by Tristan Bernard holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 2 holds 398 sentences of French without a master, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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