Chapter 14 of Robert Tournay is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Robert Tournay is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!" Silence followed this call. The clerk repeated his summons. Again silence. "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
Chapter 14 of Robert Tournay is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “The clerk repeated his summons.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"”
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading “"I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.”
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading “"I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.”
continue talking
From this reading “"I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"”
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"”
a request to be present
From this reading “The clerk repeated his summons.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"”
In this reading “SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading Again silence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Silence followed this call.
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading The clerk repeated his summons.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes)
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Silence followed this call.
not accessible to view
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The clerk repeated his summons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
continue talking
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
recurring again and again
From this reading The clerk repeated his summons.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence followed this call.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
a request to be present
From this reading The clerk repeated his summons.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I move," said one of the members, "that the examination proceed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Silence followed this call.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading SOMETHING HIDDEN "Colonel Robert Tournay, you are summoned before the Committee of Public Safety!"
Chapter 14 of Robert Tournay by William Sage holds 136 sentences, grouped into 28 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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