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Chapter 9 of Night and Morning, Complete is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai. Le pot de terre en souffre!”--LA FONTAINE. [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
Chapter 9 of Night and Morning, Complete is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
From this reading ““Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.”
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading “[“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.”
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading ““Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.”
common sense
From this reading ““Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading ““Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.”
a protective covering or structure
From this reading “[“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “[“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “[“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.”
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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 “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
a sudden and decisive change of government illegally or by force
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
half the width of an em
From this reading Le pot de terre en souffre!”--LA FONTAINE.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading Le pot de terre en souffre!”--LA FONTAINE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
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From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Le pot de terre en souffre!”--LA FONTAINE.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
common sense
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
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From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
except for; apart from
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
a protective covering or structure
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
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From this reading Le pot de terre en souffre!”--LA FONTAINE.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Le pot de terre en souffre!”--LA FONTAINE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nous vous mettrons a couvert, Repondit le pot de fer Si quelque matiere dure Vous menace d’aventure, Entre deux je passerai, Et du coup vous sauverai.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [“We, replied the Iron Pot, will shield you: should any hard substance menace you with danger, I’ll intervene, and save you from the shock.
Chapter 9 of Night and Morning, Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
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