Chapter 3 of The Aspirations of Jean Servien is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Aspirations of Jean Servien is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?" "Yes, when I saw you." "That is what I thought. You are inflammable, so it seems." "I do not know, Madame.
Chapter 3 of The Aspirations of Jean Servien is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 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.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"”
easily ignited
From this reading “You are inflammable, so it seems."”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"I do not know, Madame.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “"It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"”
cut with a saw
From this reading “"Yes, when I saw you."”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “You are inflammable, so it seems."”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"That is what I thought.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, when I saw you."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
(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 "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are inflammable, so it seems."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not know, Madame.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, when I saw you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
easily ignited
From this reading You are inflammable, so it seems."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is what I thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I do not know, Madame.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "I do not know, Madame.
a particular point in time
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
cut with a saw
From this reading "Yes, when I saw you."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You are inflammable, so it seems."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You are inflammable, so it seems."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is what I thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "That is what I thought.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "That is what I thought.
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, when I saw you."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, when I saw you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It came upon you all in a moment, did it not?"
Chapter 3 of The Aspirations of Jean Servien by Anatole France holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 436 sentences of The Aspirations of Jean Servien, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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