Chapter 25 of Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered. 'Door opposite top of stairs.' And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey. 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?' Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
Chapter 25 of Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.”
key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
From this reading “And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “'Door opposite top of stairs.'”
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading “And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.”
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading “SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “'Door opposite top of stairs.'”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.”
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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 And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?'
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading 'Door opposite top of stairs.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
key for raising or drawing back a latch or opening an outside door
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
on one occasion
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading 'Door opposite top of stairs.'
the paved surface of a thoroughfare
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?'
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading 'Door opposite top of stairs.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Albert asked his brother, as they entered the house.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?'
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he threw down on to the pavement a latchkey.
the upper part of anything
From this reading 'Door opposite top of stairs.'
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?'
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading SECOND TRIUMPH OF SIMON 'Come up at once,' Hugo whispered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?'
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading 'What do you think of yourself now, Si?'
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