Chapter 12 of The Collection of Antiquities is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Collection of Antiquities is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel. “Have you made the charge?” “Yes, sir.” “When was it made?” “Yesterday.”
Chapter 12 of The Collection of Antiquities is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 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.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading ““Have you made the charge?””
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading ““Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading ““Have you made the charge?””
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading ““Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.”
term of address for a man
From this reading ““Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.”
an affirmative
From this reading ““Yes, sir.””
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““Yesterday.””
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.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “Have you made the charge?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you made the charge?”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “When was it made?”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “Have you made the charge?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.
term of address for a man
From this reading “Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you made the charge?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When was it made?”
at the time that
From this reading “When was it made?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, sir.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Yesterday.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you made the charge?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your humble servant, sir,” said Chesnel.
Chapter 12 of The Collection of Antiquities by Honoré de Balzac holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 132 sentences of The Collection of Antiquities, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of The Collection of Antiquities by Honoré de Balzac exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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About 197 minutes of reading across 474 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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