Chapter 15 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans. Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves. Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!” V. HUGO, Chants du Crépuscule. “Politiken, mine Herrer!”
Chapter 15 of O. T., A Danish Romance is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading ““L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.”
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading “Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!””
plural of “chant” — a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
From this reading “V. HUGO, Chants du Crépuscule.”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!””
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “V. HUGO, Chants du Crépuscule.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!””
plural of “main” — any very large body of (salt) water
From this reading ““L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.”
cause to run
From this reading “Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.”
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feel admiration for
From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation by which they navigate
From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
plural of “brave” — a North American Indian warrior
From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
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From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
plural of “chant” — a repetitive song in which as many syllables as necessary are assigned to a single tone
From this reading V. HUGO, Chants du Crépuscule.
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From this reading V. HUGO, Chants du Crépuscule.
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From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
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From this reading “Politiken, mine Herrer!”
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading V. HUGO, Chants du Crépuscule.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
plural of “main” — any very large body of (salt) water
From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Politiken, mine Herrer!”
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From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
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From this reading “Politiken, mine Herrer!”
cause to run
From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
any competition
From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium
From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
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From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “L’Angleterre jalouse et la Grèce homérique, Toute l’Europe admire, et la jeune Amérique Se lève et bat des mains du bord des océans.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V. HUGO, Chants du Crépuscule.
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From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
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From this reading Trois jours vous ont suffi pour briser vos entraves.
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From this reading Vous êtes les aînés d’une race de braves, Vous êtes les fits des géans!”
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