Chapter 9 of Original Short Stories — Volume 05 is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Original Short Stories — Volume 05 is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How goes it?” I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued: “I see you do not recognize me.” “No, I do not.” “Des Barrets.”
Chapter 9 of Original Short Stories — Volume 05 is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading “I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:”
synthetic nonsteroid with the properties of estrogen; formerly used to treat menstrual problems but was found to be associated with vaginal cancers in the daughters of women so treated during pregnancy
From this reading ““Des Barrets.””
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading ““How goes it?””
detect with the senses
From this reading ““I see you do not recognize me.””
inflected form of “scan” — examine hastily
From this reading “I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:”
changing suddenly in direction and degree
From this reading “I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
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From this reading “Des Barrets.”
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
without stop or interruption
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “Des Barrets.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “How goes it?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
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From this reading “How goes it?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How goes it?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I do not.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
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From this reading I turned sharply round and closely scanned his features, whereupon he continued:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I see you do not recognize me.”
Chapter 9 of Original Short Stories — Volume 05 by Guy de Maupassant holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 9 holds 208 sentences of Original Short Stories — Volume 05, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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