Chapter 7 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I forget," said Jean. "Ha! Ha!" laughed Gabrielle, in glee. "What did I say? He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
Chapter 7 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
great merriment
From this reading “Ha!" laughed Gabrielle, in glee.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
From this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
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In this reading “He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did I say?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "I forget," said Jean.
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ha!" laughed Gabrielle, in glee.
great merriment
From this reading Ha!" laughed Gabrielle, in glee.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "Ha!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
the ancient Canaanitic language of the Hebrews that has been revived as the official language of Israel
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I forget," said Jean.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ha!" laughed Gabrielle, in glee.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "I forget," said Jean.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Ha!" laughed Gabrielle, in glee.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I forget," said Jean.
express in words
From this reading "What did I say?
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
forming words with letters according to the principles underlying accepted usage
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He forgets, the silly one, forgets all his reading, spelling, arithmetic, his Latin and Greek and Hebrew--all his knowledge.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did I say?
Chapter 7 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada by James Edward Le Rossignol holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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