Chapter 17 of From the Memoirs of a Minister of France is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of From the Memoirs of a Minister of France is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me. "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?" I said carelessly. "Yes, your excellency." "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
Chapter 17 of From the Memoirs of a Minister of France is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without care or concern
From this reading “I said carelessly.”
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading “"Yes, your excellency."”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “"Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"”
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.”
characteristic of maturity
From this reading “He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “"Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.”
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.”
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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 "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
later than; following
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
anew
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
without care or concern
From this reading I said carelessly.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
to come or go into
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
a title used to address dignitaries (such as ambassadors or governors); usually preceded by “Your” or “His” or “Her”
From this reading "Yes, your excellency."
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
characteristic of maturity
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
by chance
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
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From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said carelessly.
cut with a saw
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Some of his people fancied that they saw her enter, perhaps?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He obeyed, and after an interval of about half an hour, during which I had time to mature my plan, presented himself again before me.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, your excellency."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Pimentel had a notion that the young lady was here then?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, your excellency."
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