Chapter 6 of The de Bercy Affair is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The de Bercy Affair is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO TORMOUTH "An absinthe!" "A packet of Caporal!" "Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?" "A vodka!" A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
Chapter 6 of The de Bercy Affair is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
From this reading “TO TORMOUTH "An absinthe!"”
a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
From this reading “"Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?"”
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading “A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “"A packet of Caporal!"”
cause to run
From this reading “"Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?"”
a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
From this reading “A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.”
unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
From this reading “"A vodka!"”
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.”
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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In this reading “A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.”
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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 "A packet of Caporal!"
aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
From this reading TO TORMOUTH "An absinthe!"
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading TO TORMOUTH "An absinthe!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
a very strong lager traditionally brewed in the fall and aged through the winter for consumption in the spring
From this reading "Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A packet of Caporal!"
plural of “comrade” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
moving with great haste
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
make a sound typical of metallic objects
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A packet of Caporal!"
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading "A packet of Caporal!"
cause to run
From this reading "Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
a district in southwestern Manhattan noted for its shops and restaurants and galleries and artist's lofts
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO TORMOUTH "An absinthe!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO TORMOUTH "An absinthe!"
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading "Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?"
precisely as stated
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
From this reading "A vodka!"
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Un bock pour vous, m'sieur?"
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A frowsy waiter was hurrying through some such jangle of loud voices from the "comrades" scattered among the tables set in a back room in a very back street of Soho.
Chapter 6 of The de Bercy Affair by Louis Tracy holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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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