Chapter 4 of Home Fires in France is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Home Fires in France is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes. "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor." The American was disconcerted by this characterization. "Who? Me?
Chapter 4 of Home Fires in France is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or expressive of gratitude
From this reading “The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.”
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “"Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."”
possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “"Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."”
a graphic or vivid verbal description
From this reading “The American was disconcerted by this characterization.”
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading “"Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."”
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading “"Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."”
a person of French nationality
From this reading “The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.”
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading “"Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."”
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 "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The American was disconcerted by this characterization.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
feeling or expressive of gratitude
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
possessive form of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The American was disconcerted by this characterization.
a graphic or vivid verbal description
From this reading The American was disconcerted by this characterization.
plural of “countryman” — a man from your own country
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
From this reading The American was disconcerted by this characterization.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
a person of French nationality
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Me?
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The American was disconcerted by this characterization.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The American was disconcerted by this characterization.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
which person or people
From this reading "Who?
in the company of; together with
From this reading The Frenchman had been watching him with appreciative eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mr. Hale, I see that, like so many of your countrymen, you are a real artist in your line, and you have the artist's flavor."
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