Chapter 7 of Home Fires in France is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Home Fires in France is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, yes." Philippe agreed to the new plan. "_There_ is something really sensible! That's a life that amounts to something! That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
Chapter 7 of Home Fires in France is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Philippe agreed to the new plan.”
plural of “amount” — a quantity of money
From this reading “That's a life that amounts to something!”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Philippe agreed to the new plan.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Philippe agreed to the new plan.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"_There_ is something really sensible!”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “"_There_ is something really sensible!”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “"_There_ is something really sensible!”
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 “That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!”
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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 That's a life that amounts to something!
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Philippe agreed to the new plan.
plural of “amount” — a quantity of money
From this reading That's a life that amounts to something!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_There_ is something really sensible!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That's a life that amounts to something!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Philippe agreed to the new plan.
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From this reading Philippe agreed to the new plan.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Philippe agreed to the new plan.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "_There_ is something really sensible!
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "_There_ is something really sensible!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "_There_ is something really sensible!
carry out
From this reading That is something that a man can do and take an interest in!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That's a life that amounts to something!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a life that amounts to something!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Philippe agreed to the new plan.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "_There_ is something really sensible!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Philippe agreed to the new plan.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes."
Chapter 7 of Home Fires in France by Dorothy Canfield Fisher holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 7 holds 426 sentences of Home Fires in France, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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