Chapter 8 of The Adventures of François is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Adventures of François is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What scared thee, _mon ami_?" "I saw him—I saw the marquis! I saw him!" "Monsieur—the marquis? He is thrice that fellow’s size."
Chapter 8 of The Adventures of François is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “"I saw him—I saw the marquis!”
the second day of the week; the first working day
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Monsieur—the marquis?”
made afraid
From this reading “"What scared thee, _mon ami_?"”
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading “He is thrice that fellow’s size."”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “"What scared thee, _mon ami_?"”
three times
From this reading “He is thrice that fellow’s size."”
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From this reading "What scared thee, _mon ami_?"
possessive form of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading He is thrice that fellow’s size."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is thrice that fellow’s size."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I saw him—I saw the marquis!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I saw him—I saw the marquis!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is thrice that fellow’s size."
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading "I saw him—I saw the marquis!
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "What scared thee, _mon ami_?"
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Monsieur—the marquis?
cut with a saw
From this reading "I saw him—I saw the marquis!
made afraid
From this reading "What scared thee, _mon ami_?"
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading He is thrice that fellow’s size."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He is thrice that fellow’s size."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I saw him—I saw the marquis!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "What scared thee, _mon ami_?"
three times
From this reading He is thrice that fellow’s size."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What scared thee, _mon ami_?"
Chapter 8 of The Adventures of François by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 420 sentences of The Adventures of François, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of The Adventures of François by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 420 sentences, grouped into 84 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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