Chapter 10 of Saint Michael: A Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Saint Michael: A Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts. I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow." Heloise smiled incredulously. "Heloise von Nerac? She is not even pretty."
Chapter 10 of Saint Michael: A Romance is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give advice to
From this reading “"Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.”
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “"Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.”
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading “I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."”
close or warm friendship
From this reading “"Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “She is not even pretty."”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Heloise smiled incredulously.”
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading “"Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."”
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 “Heloise smiled incredulously.”
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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 I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
give advice to
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
divisible by two
From this reading She is not even pretty."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
student and mistress and wife of Abelard (circa 1098-1164)
From this reading Heloise smiled incredulously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
in an incredulous manner
From this reading Heloise smiled incredulously.
close or warm friendship
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She is not even pretty."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is not even pretty."
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Heloise smiled incredulously.
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading I hear he is there every day, and--Frau von Nerac is a widow."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then let me advise you not to encourage your son's intimacy with the Clermonts.
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