Chapter 20 of Tales and Novels — Volume 04 is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Tales and Novels — Volume 04 is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans? As tu des goûts et des amusemens? Tu dois mener une assez douce vie. L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’ C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
Chapter 20 of Tales and Novels — Volume 04 is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading “C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “As tu des goûts et des amusemens?”
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading “C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.”
plural of “mot” — a clever remark
From this reading “L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’”
a person who rests
From this reading “C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.”
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading “Tu dois mener une assez douce vie.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.”
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From this reading As tu des goûts et des amusemens?
the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As tu des goûts et des amusemens?
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From this reading Tu dois mener une assez douce vie.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
a man who is the lover of a man or woman
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading As tu des goûts et des amusemens?
past form of “detain” — deprive of freedom; take into confinement
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’
the shorter of the two telegraphic signals used in Morse code
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading Tu dois mener une assez douce vie.
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From this reading Tu dois mener une assez douce vie.
half the width of an em
From this reading L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading As tu des goûts et des amusemens?
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From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
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From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading As tu des goûts et des amusemens?
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’
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From this reading L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
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From this reading L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’
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From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading Tu dois mener une assez douce vie.
plural of “mot” — a clever remark
From this reading L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’
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From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
a person who rests
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading L’autre en deux mots répondait ‘Je m’ennuie.’
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
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From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading Tu dois mener une assez douce vie.
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading Tu dois mener une assez douce vie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading C’est un grand mal, dit la fée, et je crois Qu’un beau secret est de rester chez soi.”-- I was detained six days by contrary winds at Holyhead.
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From this reading “Es tu contente à la fleur de tes ans?
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