Chapter 4 of Strong as Death is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Strong as Death is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M. “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres. We shall leave here at midnight. Do not come, for we have told no one. But pity me and think of me.
Chapter 4 of Strong as Death is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading ““MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.”
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
From this reading “A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.”
go away from a place
From this reading “We shall leave here at midnight.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “We shall leave here at midnight.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.”
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “But pity me and think of me.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.”
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From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
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From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
a diplomat having less authority than an ambassador
From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
and nothing more
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
go away from a place
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
not any; not one
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “MY FRIEND: My mother has just died at Roncieres.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But pity me and think of me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Do not come, for we have told no one.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall leave here at midnight.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading A WILLING ENVOY “Paris, July 20, 11 P. M.
Chapter 4 of Strong as Death by Guy de Maupassant holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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