Chapter 12 of The Belovéd Vagabond is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Belovéd Vagabond is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?" "You had better ask him," said I. "I have done so, but he will not tell me." "What did he say?" "He told me to ask the serpent.
Chapter 12 of The Belovéd Vagabond is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"You had better ask him," said I.”
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading “"_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"”
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading “"_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “"_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “"_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “"He told me to ask the serpent.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “"_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"”
the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
From this reading “"_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"”
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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 "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You had better ask him," said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "You had better ask him," said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
a round vessel that is open at the top; used chiefly for holding food or liquids
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "What did he say?"
(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You had better ask him," said I.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You had better ask him," said I.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You had better ask him," said I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
immediately past
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
express in words
From this reading "What did he say?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading "He told me to ask the serpent.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
express in words
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He told me to ask the serpent.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What did he say?"
during the time that
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
a Caucasian
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
which person or people
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I have done so, but he will not tell me."
the yellow spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the albumen
From this reading "_Mais dis donc, Asticot_," said Blanquette holding a half egg-shell in each hand while the yolk and white fell into the bowl, "who was the lady that came last night and wanted to see the Master?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You had better ask him," said I.
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