Chapter 18 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We’ll see about it later. I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind. In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary. I’m not satisfied with the one I had.” “I’ll send you little Cob-Lafleur to-morrow.
Chapter 18 of The counterfeiters is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading ““We’ll see about it later.”
characteristic of maturity
From this reading “I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “I’m not satisfied with the one I had.””
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ““I’ll send you little Cob-Lafleur to-morrow.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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(astronomy) time based on the motion of the mean sun (an imaginary sun moving uniformly along the celestial equator)
In this reading “In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.”
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 In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We’ll see about it later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll send you little Cob-Lafleur to-morrow.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I’m not satisfied with the one I had.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll send you little Cob-Lafleur to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m not satisfied with the one I had.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “We’ll see about it later.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “We’ll see about it later.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “I’ll send you little Cob-Lafleur to-morrow.
characteristic of maturity
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I’m not satisfied with the one I had.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I’m not satisfied with the one I had.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I’m not satisfied with the one I had.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We’ll see about it later.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I’ll send you little Cob-Lafleur to-morrow.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll send you little Cob-Lafleur to-morrow.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll see about it later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I’m not satisfied with the one I had.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading In the mean time, you might really find me a secretary.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I must have time to let your plans mature in my mind.
Chapter 18 of The counterfeiters by André Gide holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 18 holds 417 sentences of The counterfeiters, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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