Chapter 4 of His Excellency the Minister is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of His Excellency the Minister is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, that is it. I am weary. I am crazy over the Orient. You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano? I would like to hear this story of travel.
Chapter 4 of His Excellency the Minister is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 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.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “I am crazy over the Orient.”
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
be oriented
From this reading “I am crazy over the Orient.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I would like to hear this story of travel.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “I am weary.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am weary.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading I am crazy over the Orient.
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I would like to hear this story of travel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am weary.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, that is it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, that is it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I would like to hear this story of travel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I would like to hear this story of travel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
be oriented
From this reading I am crazy over the Orient.
above and across; more than
From this reading I am crazy over the Orient.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
participate in games or sport
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I would like to hear this story of travel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Yes, that is it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am crazy over the Orient.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I would like to hear this story of travel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I would like to hear this story of travel.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading I am weary.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would like to hear this story of travel.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, that is it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You remember Felicien David's _Desert_ that I used to play for you on the piano?
Chapter 4 of His Excellency the Minister by Jules Claretie holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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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