Chapter 11 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETRARCH. I. The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice. In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two. GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
Chapter 11 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.”
according to the clock
From this reading “The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.”
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading “In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.”
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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 The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
the state of being absent
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
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From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
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From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
a brief written record
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
according to the clock
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
an Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374)
From this reading PETRARCH.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
a practice session in preparation for a public performance (as of a play or speech or concert)
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
in the direction of
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The following morning, towards twelve o'clock, a note from Madeleine was handed to Maurice.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading In it, she begged him to account to Schwarz for her absence from the rehearsal of a trio, which was to have taken place at two.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading GO AND EXPLAIN THAT IT IS QUITE IMPOSSIBLE FOR ME TO COME, she wrote.
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