Chapter 23 of Pelham — Complete is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Pelham — Complete is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mons. Jourdain. Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative? Le Maitre a Danser. Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.--Moliere.
Chapter 23 of Pelham — Complete is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a pronoun that points out an intended referent
From this reading “Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?”
French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
From this reading “Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.--Moliere.”
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading “Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?”
the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
From this reading “Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?”
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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 Le Maitre a Danser.
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From this reading Le Maitre a Danser.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
a pronoun that points out an intended referent
From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.--Moliere.
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From this reading Jourdain.
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Le Maitre a Danser.
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Le Maitre a Danser.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.--Moliere.
French author of sophisticated comedies (1622-1673)
From this reading Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.--Moliere.
a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women
From this reading Mons.
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From this reading Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.--Moliere.
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
Nazi militia created by Hitler in 1921 that helped him to power but was eclipsed by the SS after 1943
From this reading Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.--Moliere.
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
the third canonical hour; about 9 a.m.
From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
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From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading Etes-vous fou de l'aller quereller' lui qui entend la tierce et la quarte, et qui sait tuer un homme par raison demonstrative?
Chapter 23 of Pelham — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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