Chapter 9 of Monsieur Cherami is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Monsieur Cherami is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My name is Arthur Cherami." Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied: "Oh! yes, your name is Arthur---- Nothing more?" "What do you say? nothing more? Why, I have just told you--Arthur Cherami."
Chapter 9 of Monsieur Cherami is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading “Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:”
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “"My name is Arthur Cherami."”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:”
dearly loved
From this reading “Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"My name is Arthur Cherami."”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
-ing form of “address” — speak to
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading "My name is Arthur Cherami."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My name is Arthur Cherami."
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
dearly loved
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you say? nothing more?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, I have just told you--Arthur Cherami."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, I have just told you--Arthur Cherami."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My name is Arthur Cherami."
and nothing more
From this reading Why, I have just told you--Arthur Cherami."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Oh! yes, your name is Arthur---- Nothing more?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My name is Arthur Cherami."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "My name is Arthur Cherami."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh! yes, your name is Arthur---- Nothing more?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! yes, your name is Arthur---- Nothing more?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
express in words
From this reading "What do you say? nothing more?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Why, I have just told you--Arthur Cherami."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Courbichon, thinking that his companion was addressing him as his dear friend (_cher ami_), replied:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you say? nothing more?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I have just told you--Arthur Cherami."
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh! yes, your name is Arthur---- Nothing more?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you say? nothing more?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! yes, your name is Arthur---- Nothing more?"
Chapter 9 of Monsieur Cherami by Paul de Kock holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 9 holds 413 sentences of Monsieur Cherami, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Monsieur Cherami by Paul de Kock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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