Chapter 6 of The Elm-Tree on the Mall is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Elm-Tree on the Mall is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?” “Not the least in the world. She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence. A noble speech carries me away.’ I could not apply that remark to myself.
Chapter 6 of The Elm-Tree on the Mall is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading “I could not apply that remark to myself.”
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading “A noble speech carries me away.’”
a dish served as the last course of a meal
From this reading “She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.”
be foolish or senile due to old age
From this reading “She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.”
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading “She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading ““She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?””
place in proper rank
From this reading ““She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?””
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “I could not apply that remark to myself.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.”
In this reading ““Not the least in the world.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
From this reading I could not apply that remark to myself.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading A noble speech carries me away.’
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading A noble speech carries me away.’
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not apply that remark to myself.
dearly loved
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
a dish served as the last course of a meal
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
be foolish or senile due to old age
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
Fluent, persuasive, and graceful speaking or writing. (Sự hùng biện, tài ăn nói lưu loát.)
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Not the least in the world.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Not the least in the world.
place in proper rank
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I could not apply that remark to myself.
impressive in appearance
From this reading A noble speech carries me away.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not the least in the world.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading I could not apply that remark to myself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said to me at dessert, ‘I dote on eloquence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading A noble speech carries me away.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Not the least in the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Not the least in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She gave you a hint to that effect, my dear marshal?”
Chapter 6 of The Elm-Tree on the Mall by Anatole France holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 401 sentences of The Elm-Tree on the Mall, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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