Chapter 6 of The Cross of Berny is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Cross of Berny is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay. We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us. _A bientôt_. EDGAR DE MEILHAN. XVII.
Chapter 6 of The Cross of Berny is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.”
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading “We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.”
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading “Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.”
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading “EDGAR DE MEILHAN.”
clear or deep perception of a situation
From this reading “We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.”
plural of “paradox” — (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
From this reading “We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.”
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading “We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.”
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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 Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
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From this reading _A bientôt_.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading EDGAR DE MEILHAN.
the younger brother of Edwy who became king of Northumbria when it renounced Edwy; on Edwy's death he succeeded to the throne of England (944-975)
From this reading EDGAR DE MEILHAN.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
clear or deep perception of a situation
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
someone who looks on
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
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From this reading EDGAR DE MEILHAN.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
plural of “paradox” — (logic) a statement that contradicts itself
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come then, my friend, and be a looker-on at the courteous tournay.
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
the cardinal number that is the sum of sixteen and one
From this reading XVII.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading We expect Raymond every day; we have all sorts of paradoxes to convert into truths; your insight into such matters might assist us.
Chapter 6 of The Cross of Berny by Emile de, Mme Girardin holds 380 sentences, grouped into 76 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.
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