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Pelham — Volume 04
Pelham — Volume 04

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Pelham — Volume 04 is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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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.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Pelham — Volume 04

Chapter V · Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of Pelham — Volume 04 is here in full — 38 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/7 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Mons.
Line 2
Jourdain.
Line 3
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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Le Maitre a Danser.
Line 5
Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.

Learner Dictionary

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demonstrative noun US /dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/

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?”

par noun US /pɑːr/

(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?”

tierce noun US /tiːrs/

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?”

All words in this reading · 29

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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 Le Maitre a Danser.

Danser

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From this reading Le Maitre a Danser.

denounUS /diː/

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?

demonstrativenounUS /dɪˈmɑːnstrətɪv/

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?

entend

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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?

et

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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?

Etes-vous

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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?

fou

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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?

homme

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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?

Je

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From this reading Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.

Jourdain

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From this reading Jourdain.

l'aller

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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?

lanounUS /lɑː/

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?

LenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Le Maitre a Danser.

lui

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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?

Maitre

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From this reading Le Maitre a Danser.

mepronounUS /miː/

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.

Monsnoun

a mound of fatty tissue covering the pubic area in women

From this reading Mons.

moque

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From this reading Je me moque de sa raison demonstrative, et de sa tierce et de sa quarte.

parnounUS /pɑːr/

(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?

quarte

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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?

quereller

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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?

qui

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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?

raison

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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?

sanounUS /sɑː/

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.

sait

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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?

tiercenounUS /tiːrs/

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?

tuer

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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?

unnounUS /ʌn/

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 5 of Pelham — Volume 04 by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 38 sentences, grouped into 8 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.

What does chapter 5 of Pelham — Volume 04 contain?

Chapter 5 holds 38 sentences of Pelham — Volume 04, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Pelham — Volume 04

Words and structures a reader meets early in Pelham — Volume 04, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Pulchris
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pelham — Volume 04; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Tunicis
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pelham — Volume 04; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sumet
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Consilia
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Pelham — Volume 04; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.