Chapter 4 of Melmoth Reconciled is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Melmoth Reconciled is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What?” “You would not understand it at all.... Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right! I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!” Aquilina turned cold with terror.
Chapter 4 of Melmoth Reconciled is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Aquilina turned cold with terror.”
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!””
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!””
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “Aquilina turned cold with terror.”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!””
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Aquilina turned cold with terror.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading ““You would not understand it at all....”
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From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
(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 “You would not understand it at all....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
precisely, exactly
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I see everything and know all things.--You have been deceiving me!”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Ah! he was right,” Castanier went on, “the fiend was right!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aquilina turned cold with terror.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would not understand it at all....
Chapter 4 of Melmoth Reconciled by Honoré de Balzac holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 4 holds 183 sentences of Melmoth Reconciled, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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