Chapter 5 of The Exploits of Juve is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Exploits of Juve is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What?" "Juve." "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear. "You've got the beggar?" "I have."
Chapter 5 of The Exploits of Juve is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading “"Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.”
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “"You've got the beggar?"”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “"Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “"Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “"Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “"Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “"Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.”
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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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading "You've got the beggar?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "You've got the beggar?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Juve."
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, the devil!" murmured the Beard, divided between pleasure and fear.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've got the beggar?"
Chapter 5 of The Exploits of Juve by Pierre Souvestre holds 405 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 5 holds 405 sentences of The Exploits of Juve, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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