Chapter 11 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard. I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me. "Well, what about your master?" he asked. "He is sentenced." "How long?"
Chapter 11 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.”
someone unfortunate without housing
From this reading “HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.”
go across or through
From this reading “I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.”
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading “"He is sentenced."”
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading “HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, what about your master?" he asked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Well, what about your master?" he asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
the act of departing
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
someone unfortunate without housing
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
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From this reading "How long?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is sentenced."
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
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 "How long?"
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Well, what about your master?" he asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
go across or through
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading "He is sentenced."
having a supporting base
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I was going to pass him to get to my dogs, but he stopped me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what about your master?" he asked.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what about your master?" he asked.
at the time that
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading HOMELESS When I returned to the inn with heavy heart and red eyes, the landlord was standing in the yard.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, what about your master?" he asked.
Chapter 11 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) by Hector Malot holds 484 sentences, grouped into 97 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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