Chapter 10 of Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant) is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter X
Chapter 10 of Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant) is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XIV (pp. 66—70) 1. I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business. 2. You should have seen the air he put on in answering me. 3.
Chapter 10 of Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant) is here in full — 478 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.”
replying
From this reading “You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.”
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading “I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.”
in the near future
From this reading “I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.”
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From this reading XIV (pp. 66—70) 1.
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 3.
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From this reading XIV (pp. 66—70) 1.
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From this reading XIV (pp. 66—70) 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
replying
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
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From this reading XIV (pp. 66—70) 1.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
cut with a saw
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
in the near future
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I soon saw that I was getting involved in a nasty business.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading XIV (pp. 66—70) 1.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should have seen the air he put on in answering me.
Chapter 10 of Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant) by Alphonse Daudet holds 478 sentences, grouped into 96 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 10 holds 478 sentences of Le Petit Chose (Histoire d'un Enfant), unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
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