Chapter 1 of The Bride of the Mistletoe is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Bride of the Mistletoe is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc. Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner. Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu. Voir: tout est là, et voir juste. J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
Chapter 1 of The Bride of the Mistletoe is here in full — 491 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading “Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “Voir: tout est là, et voir juste.”
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading “Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.”
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading “Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.”
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading “J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.”
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading “J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.”
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading “Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.”
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading “Voir: tout est là, et voir juste.”
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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 Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
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From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
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From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
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From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading Voir: tout est là, et voir juste.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
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From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
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From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
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From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
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From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
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From this reading Voir: tout est là, et voir juste.
a state in east central United States; a border state during the American Civil War; famous for breeding race horses
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
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From this reading Voir: tout est là, et voir juste.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
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From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts
From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
(golf) the standard number of strokes set for each hole on a golf course, or for the entire course
From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
cause to run
From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
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From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
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From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
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From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
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From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
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From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
someone who buys tickets to an event in order to resell them at a profit
From this reading Voir: tout est là, et voir juste.
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From this reading Je crois que pour produire il ne faut pas trop raissoner.
bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
From this reading Author Of “Flute And Violin,” “A Kentucky Cardinal,” “Aftermath,” Etc.
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From this reading Voir: tout est là, et voir juste.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
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From this reading J’entends, par voir juste, voir avec ses propres yeux et non avec ceux des maîtres.
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From this reading Mais il faut regarder beaucoup et songer à ce qu’on a vu.
Chapter 1 of The Bride of the Mistletoe by James Lane Allen holds 491 sentences, grouped into 99 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 1 holds 491 sentences of The Bride of the Mistletoe, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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