Chapter 15 of Paula Monti is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Paula Monti is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE PLAY "Well?" "Decided success." "Yes, great and unquestionable." "How devilish lucky Gercourt is!" "It is a capital beginning."
Chapter 15 of Paula Monti is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “"It is a capital beginning."”
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From this reading “"It is a capital beginning."”
recognizable; marked
From this reading “"Decided success."”
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading “"How devilish lucky Gercourt is!"”
occurring by chance
From this reading “"How devilish lucky Gercourt is!"”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “AFTER THE PLAY "Well?"”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “"Decided success."”
incapable of being questioned
From this reading “"Yes, great and unquestionable."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is a capital beginning."
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE PLAY "Well?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, great and unquestionable."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "It is a capital beginning."
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From this reading "It is a capital beginning."
recognizable; marked
From this reading "Decided success."
showing the cunning or ingenuity or wickedness typical of a devil
From this reading "How devilish lucky Gercourt is!"
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From this reading "How devilish lucky Gercourt is!"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "Yes, great and unquestionable."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How devilish lucky Gercourt is!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How devilish lucky Gercourt is!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a capital beginning."
occurring by chance
From this reading "How devilish lucky Gercourt is!"
participate in games or sport
From this reading AFTER THE PLAY "Well?"
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "Decided success."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE PLAY "Well?"
incapable of being questioned
From this reading "Yes, great and unquestionable."
(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 AFTER THE PLAY "Well?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, great and unquestionable."
Chapter 15 of Paula Monti by Eugène Sue holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
Chapter 15 holds 82 sentences of Paula Monti, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Paula Monti by Eugène Sue exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 82 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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