Chapter 9 of The Cross of Berny is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Cross of Berny is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IRENE DE CHATEAUDUN. XXIX. IRENE DE CHATEAUDUN _to_ MME. LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère). Paris, Aug.
Chapter 9 of The Cross of Berny is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Paris, Aug.”
a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
From this reading “LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Paris, Aug.”
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
From this reading “LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).”
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Paris, Aug.
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From this reading LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).
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From this reading IRENE DE CHATEAUDUN.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading IRENE DE CHATEAUDUN.
a city in southeastern France on the Isere River
From this reading LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).
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From this reading IRENE DE CHATEAUDUN.
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From this reading LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).
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From this reading IRENE DE CHATEAUDUN _to_ MME.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Paris, Aug.
the district administered by a prefect (as in France or Japan or the Roman Empire)
From this reading LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IRENE DE CHATEAUDUN _to_ MME.
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From this reading LA VICOMTESSE DE BRAIMES, Hotel de la Prefecture, Grenoble (Isère).
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-eight and one
From this reading XXIX.
Chapter 9 of The Cross of Berny by Emile de, Mme Girardin holds 413 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 9 holds 413 sentences of The Cross of Berny, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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