Chapter 11 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Very well, madam. But there's very few in the last-opened box. Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam. He's very particular. He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
Chapter 11 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “But there's very few in the last-opened box.”
plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Very well, madam.”
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
From this reading “He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.”
To move from a closed position.
From this reading “Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “He's very particular.”
(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 “"Very well, madam.”
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 “He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.”
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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 Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading But there's very few in the last-opened box.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there's very few in the last-opened box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
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From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading But there's very few in the last-opened box.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
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From this reading He's very particular.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there's very few in the last-opened box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there's very few in the last-opened box.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Very well, madam.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading He's very particular.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there's very few in the last-opened box.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But there's very few in the last-opened box.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, madam.
(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 "Very well, madam.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He don't like me to meddle with his cigarettes.
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From this reading Mr. Chesney won't have me open a new box, madam.
Chapter 11 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel by Amélie Rives holds 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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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