Chapter 7 of Mauprat is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Mauprat is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this. I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie. Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine? I’m not going to give her up until I choose.” “To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .
Chapter 7 of Mauprat is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “I’m not going to give her up until I choose.””
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading ““To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.”
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading ““To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine?”
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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 “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
(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 “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
plural of “coward” — a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine?
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
the act of departing
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
and nothing more
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
the act of giving a false appearance
From this reading “To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine?
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine?
carry out
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
up to a particular time
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I’m not going to give her up until I choose.”
which person or people
From this reading I am not such a fool as you imagine; the only cowards here are those who lie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “To hell with you!” replied Laurence; “you are pretending .
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Didn’t I swear that the woman should be mine?
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “May the devil take the lot of you,” I cried, “and may you be killed yourself, if I believe a single word of all this.
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Chapter 7 holds 166 sentences of Mauprat, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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