Chapter 7 of Sans-Cravate is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Sans-Cravate is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All right." Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_. "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow. "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything." "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
Chapter 7 of Sans-Cravate is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/80 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “"True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “"You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “"Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."”
a boy or man
From this reading “"You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.”
roused to anger
From this reading “"Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.”
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 “"You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "All right."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."
any thing at all
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."
apart from; not including
From this reading "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."
a boy or man
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
and nothing more
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
roused to anger
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right."
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tobie showed a _misty_; but Balivan had a _brelan carré_.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "True, except _brelans carrés_; they always beat everything."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, then, I don't understand anything at all about it; it's enough to drive a man mad!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You told me just now that _brelans_ didn't count!" cried the little fellow.
Chapter 7 of Sans-Cravate by Paul de Kock holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 7 holds 400 sentences of Sans-Cravate, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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