Chapter 4 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“He has lost his bet! He has lost his bet!” “What bet?” asked Vincent. “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night. Tell us!
Chapter 4 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 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.
anew
From this reading ““He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““What bet?” asked Vincent.”
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading ““He has lost his bet!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ““He has lost his bet!”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading ““He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading ““He has lost his bet!”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading ““He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.”
express in words
From this reading “Tell us!”
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anew
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What bet?” asked Vincent.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “He has lost his bet!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He has lost his bet!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He has lost his bet!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “He has lost his bet!
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “He has lost his bet!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
express in words
From this reading Tell us!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell us!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What bet?” asked Vincent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What bet?” asked Vincent.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “He had bet that you would lose your money again to-night.
Chapter 4 of The counterfeiters by André Gide holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 412 sentences of The counterfeiters, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of The counterfeiters by André Gide exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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