Chapter 20 of Robert Tournay is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Robert Tournay is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison. It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear. "The lion has been taken in the mesh! The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!" At first Tournay could not believe the report.
Chapter 20 of Robert Tournay is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.”
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
From this reading “The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!"”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “"The lion has been taken in the mesh!”
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
From this reading “The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!"”
keep engaged
From this reading “"The lion has been taken in the mesh!”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.”
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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 UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first Tournay could not believe the report.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The lion has been taken in the mesh!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading At first Tournay could not believe the report.
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading At first Tournay could not believe the report.
French revolutionary leader who stormed the Paris bastille and who supported the execution of Louis XVI but was guillotined by Robespierre for his opposition to the Reign of Terror (1759-1794)
From this reading The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
constituting the full quantity or extent; complete
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first Tournay could not believe the report.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The lion has been taken in the mesh!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "The lion has been taken in the mesh!
the capital and largest city of Luxembourg
From this reading The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!"
keep engaged
From this reading "The lion has been taken in the mesh!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At first Tournay could not believe the report.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading The great Danton is a prisoner in the Luxembourg!"
recurring again and again
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading At first Tournay could not believe the report.
possessing sweep
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "The lion has been taken in the mesh!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At first Tournay could not believe the report.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading UNCLE MICHELET One April day a wave of excitement swept through the entire prison.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading It was repeated in every cell and whispered in every ear.
Chapter 20 of Robert Tournay by William Sage holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 20 holds 239 sentences of Robert Tournay, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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