Chapter 3 of In the Village of Viger is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of In the Village of Viger is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.” “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor. “I must not come into your happy life.” There was a trace of bitterness in her tone. “I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.
Chapter 3 of In the Village of Viger is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading ““I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.”
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading ““Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading ““Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading ““Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading ““I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.”
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading ““I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.”
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In this reading ““Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading ““I must not come into your happy life.””
In this reading ““I must not come into your happy life.””
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 There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I must not come into your happy life.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy
From this reading “I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “I must not come into your happy life.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “I must not come into your happy life.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “I must not come into your happy life.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must not come into your happy life.”
not any; not one
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I must not come into your happy life.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
a just detectable amount
From this reading There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “I have undertaken to buy the furniture,” he said, with a smile.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a trace of bitterness in her tone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Let us go no farther,” she said, with her eyes fixed on the floor.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I mean I would help you; I want to do what I can for you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I must not come into your happy life.”
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