Chapter 8 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile. For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town. Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again. Where were we going? I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
Chapter 8 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading “CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.”
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.”
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading “CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.”
having great diversity or variety
From this reading “CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
later than; following
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
anew
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
fearless and daring
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
a young person of either sex
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
the act of departing
From this reading Where were we going?
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading I had grown bold enough to put this question to my master.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
Identical; not different.
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
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From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
having great diversity or variety
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
precisely as stated
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Three days after our arrival in Ussel we were on our way again.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading For this reason we were not able to remain long in the same town.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading CHILD AND ANIMAL LEARNING Vitalis' small group of actors were certainly very clever, but their talent was not very versatile.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where were we going?
Chapter 8 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) by Hector Malot holds 92 sentences, grouped into 19 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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