Chapter 6 of The Adventures of François is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Adventures of François is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am sorry to leave thee. A business affair has failed, and I go westward. I risk this to warn thee to fly. For two days thou art safe, but not longer. If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
Chapter 6 of The Adventures of François is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “A business affair has failed, and I go westward.”
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.”
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading “If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “A business affair has failed, and I go westward.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “I risk this to warn thee to fly.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “I risk this to warn thee to fly.”
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “I risk this to warn thee to fly.”
toward the west
From this reading “A business affair has failed, and I go westward.”
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 “For two days thou art safe, but not longer.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
(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 If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sorry to leave thee.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading I risk this to warn thee to fly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
a man of refinement
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sorry to leave thee.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
go away from a place
From this reading "I am sorry to leave thee.
for more time
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading I risk this to warn thee to fly.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am sorry to leave thee.
express in words
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "I am sorry to leave thee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I risk this to warn thee to fly.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am sorry to leave thee.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For two days thou art safe, but not longer.
notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading I risk this to warn thee to fly.
toward the west
From this reading A business affair has failed, and I go westward.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If a gentleman calls whom thou knowest, and asks for _Monsieur_ Achille Gamel, tell him all.
Chapter 6 of The Adventures of François by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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 6 holds 431 sentences of The Adventures of François, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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