Chapter 13 of Mauprat is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Mauprat is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.” “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.” “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied. “I quite believe it,” I answered; “he would take very good care of that. Just look at the chap.
Chapter 13 of Mauprat is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading ““That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.””
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading ““Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.””
a boy or man
From this reading “Just look at the chap.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading ““He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.”
a boy or man
From this reading ““That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.””
participate in games or sport
From this reading ““Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.””
acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading ““Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.””
express the need or desire for
From this reading ““Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.””
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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 “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
anew
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
(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 “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I quite believe it,” I answered; “he would take very good care of that.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Just look at the chap.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I quite believe it,” I answered; “he would take very good care of that.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I quite believe it,” I answered; “he would take very good care of that.
a boy or man
From this reading Just look at the chap.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.
a boy or man
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “I quite believe it,” I answered; “he would take very good care of that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
and nothing more
From this reading Just look at the chap.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Just look at the chap.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
acting like a clown or buffoon
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “I quite believe it,” I answered; “he would take very good care of that.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
carry out
From this reading “I quite believe it,” I answered; “he would take very good care of that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
a special situation
From this reading “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “He would not think of doing such a thing,” she replied.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “That is all very well,” I said; “you would not be angry if it were the other fellow.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bernard, I must request you never to play such a prank again.”
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