Chapter 5 of Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work. Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself. Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles. You'll have to, you'll be so dazzled. We will set off at once for Italy.
Chapter 5 of Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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excessively forward
From this reading “Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.”
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading “You'll have to, you'll be so dazzled.”
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading “Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.”
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading “1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.”
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading “1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.”
be dressed in
From this reading “Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.”
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From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
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From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
later than; following
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
excessively forward
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You'll have to, you'll be so dazzled.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
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From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading You'll have to, you'll be so dazzled.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
(plural) tight-fitting spectacles worn to protect the eyes
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'll have to, you'll be so dazzled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
immediately past
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading We will set off at once for Italy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
on one occasion
From this reading We will set off at once for Italy.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We will set off at once for Italy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You'll have to, you'll be so dazzled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Assuming command of the army of Italy, he said: "I am at last in business for myself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We will set off at once for Italy.
be dressed in
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We will set off at once for Italy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading 1796-1797 After a honeymoon of ten days Napoleon returned to work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Keep your eyes on me, Bourrienne, and you'll wear blue goggles.
Chapter 5 of Mr. Bonaparte of Corsica by John Kendrick Bangs holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
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