Chapter 10 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said: “The time is come. My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do. In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.” Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.
Chapter 10 of Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc — Volume 1 is here in full — 50 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.”
formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
From this reading “In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.””
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:”
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading “Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.””
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.”
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From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.”
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
rid of obstructions
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The time is come.
formerly, the eldest son of the King of France and direct heir to the throne
From this reading In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The time is come.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
(of persons) befitting a warrior
From this reading Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “The time is come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In two months I shall be with the Dauphin.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her spirits were high, and her bearing martial.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading My Voices are not vague now, but clear, and they have told me what to do.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE 5th of January, 1429, Joan came to me with her uncle Laxart, and said:
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