Chapter 13 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean. "Stop a moment, if you please. We wish to talk to you." "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye. "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
Chapter 13 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “arm” — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
without deviation
From this reading “"Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “"Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.”
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading “"Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “"But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “"Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “"Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.”
propel through the air
From this reading “"But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.”
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 “"Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.”
throw or cast away
In this reading “"But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.”
at or in the front
In this reading “"Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Stop a moment, if you please.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
possessive form of “arm” — a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
without deviation
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
the organ of sight
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Stop a moment, if you please.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
the force of workers available
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
a particular point in time
From this reading "Stop a moment, if you please.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Stop a moment, if you please.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Not so fast," said Pamphile, placing himself directly in front of Jean.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "Stop a moment, if you please.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading We wish to talk to you."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
propel through the air
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We wish to talk to you."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We wish to talk to you."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But you will first throw away that pistol, my friend.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading We wish to talk to you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Certainly," replied Jean, stopping within arm’s length of the two men, and measuring them with his eye.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Stop a moment, if you please.
Chapter 13 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada by James Edward Le Rossignol holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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