Chapter 27 of Scenes from a Courtesan's Life is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Scenes from a Courtesan's Life is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Try to remember,” Camusot went on. “Do you recollect the man? Would you know him again?” “I think so.” “Is this the man?”
Chapter 27 of Scenes from a Courtesan's Life is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anew
From this reading “Would you know him again?””
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Would you know him again?””
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ““Do you recollect the man?”
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading ““Do you recollect the man?”
To recall to mind.
From this reading ““Try to remember,” Camusot went on.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading ““I think so.””
make an effort or attempt
From this reading ““Try to remember,” Camusot went on.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ““Try to remember,” Camusot went on.”
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anew
From this reading Would you know him again?”
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From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Would you know him again?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think so.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is this the man?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Would you know him again?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I think so.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think so.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Is this the man?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Try to remember,” Camusot went on.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you know him again?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you recollect the man?
Chapter 27 of Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Honoré de Balzac holds 236 sentences, grouped into 48 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 27 holds 236 sentences of Scenes from a Courtesan's Life, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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