Chapter 3 of My four weeks in France is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of My four weeks in France is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I like to make her laugh,” he told me. “It takes me back home among the coyotes.” On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three. I said I supposed he was glad it was pay-day. “What’s the difference!” he said.
Chapter 3 of My four weeks in France is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.”
carry on a conversation
From this reading “On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.”
plural of “coyote” — small wolf native to western North America
From this reading ““It takes me back home among the coyotes.””
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading ““What’s the difference!” he said.”
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading “On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.”
required or under orders
From this reading “I said I supposed he was glad it was pay-day.”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading ““It takes me back home among the coyotes.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading “On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.”
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In this reading “On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.”
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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 On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “It takes me back home among the coyotes.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “It takes me back home among the coyotes.”
carry on a conversation
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
plural of “coyote” — small wolf native to western North America
From this reading “It takes me back home among the coyotes.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “What’s the difference!” he said.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I said I supposed he was glad it was pay-day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “It takes me back home among the coyotes.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It takes me back home among the coyotes.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
engage in
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
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From this reading I said I supposed he was glad it was pay-day.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said I supposed he was glad it was pay-day.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
required or under orders
From this reading I said I supposed he was glad it was pay-day.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “It takes me back home among the coyotes.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It takes me back home among the coyotes.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I like to make her laugh,” he told me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-two and one
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I said I supposed he was glad it was pay-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s the difference!” he said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading On the street of the village I held converse with a private, aged about twenty-three.
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