Chapter 16 of Fromont and Risler — Complete is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Fromont and Risler — Complete is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever! What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate? Our sin is stronger than we. But, after all, is it a crime for us to love? We were destined for each other.
Chapter 16 of Fromont and Risler — Complete is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?”
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading “We were destined for each other.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?”
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?”
estrangement from god
From this reading “Our sin is stronger than we.”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Our sin is stronger than we.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?”
the act of using
From this reading “What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?”
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 But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?
later than; following
From this reading But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?
(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 But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?
headed or intending to head in a certain direction; often used as a combining form as in “college-bound students”
From this reading We were destined for each other.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading We were destined for each other.
at any time
From this reading "Well, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Well, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
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belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading We were destined for each other.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our sin is stronger than we.
estrangement from god
From this reading Our sin is stronger than we.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Our sin is stronger than we.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But, after all, is it a crime for us to love?
the act of using
From this reading What is the use of struggling and fighting against fate?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Our sin is stronger than we.
(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, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were destined for each other.
used to ask for information about something
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an affirmative
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, yes, I love you, I love you, more than ever and for ever!
Chapter 16 of Fromont and Risler — Complete by Alphonse Daudet holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 171 sentences of Fromont and Risler — Complete, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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