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Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII)

Chapter XIV

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"That is understood.
Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"
"Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."
"Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."
"Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"
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Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII)

Chapter XIV

Chapter 14 of Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"That is understood.
/ðæt ɪz ˌʌndərˈstʊd/
Line 2
Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"
/ˌɪnˈdiːd aɪ ʃæl rəˈɡret ðem ˈveri ˈlɪtəl aɪ wɪl breɪk wɪð ðem fərˈevər/
Line 3
"Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."
Line 4
"Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."
/ʌv kɔːrs ɪf juː ˈɔːθəraɪz miː aɪ mʌst oʊˈbeɪ juː/
Line 5
"Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

authorize verb US /ˈɔːθəraɪz/

grant authorization or clearance for

From this reading “"Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."”

events noun US /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading “"Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."”

foreseen verb US /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/

inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand

From this reading “"Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."”

forever adverb US /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading “Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"”

Monsieur noun US /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading “"Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"”

obey verb US /oʊˈbeɪ/

be obedient to

From this reading “"Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."”

regret verb US /rəˈɡret/

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading “Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"”

result noun US /rɪˈzʌlt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading “"Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Of course preposition + noun

as might be expected

In this reading “"Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."”

All words in this reading · 49

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

authorizeverbUS /ˈɔːθəraɪz/

grant authorization or clearance for

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

Beauregard

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

breakverbUS /breɪk/

terminate

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

cannot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

certainadjectiveUS /ˈsɜːrtən/

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

coursenounUS /kɔːrs/

education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings

From this reading "Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

foreseenverbUS /ˌfɔːrˈsiːn/

inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

foreveradverbUS /fərˈevər/

for a limitless time

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading "Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."

IndeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "That is understood.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."

metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading "Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."

myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

NorconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

obeyverbUS /oʊˈbeɪ/

be obedient to

From this reading "Of course, if you authorize me, I must obey you."

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

regretverbUS /rəˈɡret/

feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

resultnounUS /rɪˈzʌlt/

a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "That is understood.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

understoodadjectiveUS /ˌʌndərˈstʊd/

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading "That is understood.

UnlessconjunctionUS /ənˈles/

except if; if not

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Nor do I want you to speak to a certain Monsieur Beauregard, whom you have met here, I believe?"

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Indeed, I shall regret them very little; I will break with them forever!"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Unless, however, as the result of events which cannot be foreseen, I myself authorize you to see them again."

Chapter 14 of Paul and His Dog, v.1 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIII) by Paul de Kock holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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Nearer
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