Chapter 6 of Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And why are you here?” “_Malheureusement_! I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me. So Il Passero sent me here for a while.” “You help Il Passero--eh?”
Chapter 6 of Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““You help Il Passero--eh?””
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ““And why are you here?””
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.”
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading “I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.”
a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy
From this reading “So Il Passero sent me here for a while.””
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading “So Il Passero sent me here for a while.””
during the time that
From this reading “So Il Passero sent me here for a while.””
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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 I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And why are you here?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “And why are you here?”
past form of “capture” — succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You help Il Passero--eh?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “You help Il Passero--eh?”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And why are you here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Malheureusement_!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
a city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429)
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
a naval battle in the Mediterranean Sea off Cape Passero in which the Spanish navy was destroyed by France and England while attempting to recover Sicily and Sardinia from Italy
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was in Orleans and a _friquet_ nearly captured me.
during the time that
From this reading So Il Passero sent me here for a while.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “And why are you here?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And why are you here?”
Chapter 6 of Mademoiselle of Monte Carlo by William Le Queux holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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