Chapter 9 of The forty-five guardsmen is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The forty-five guardsmen is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWO FRIENDS. When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head. "Good-morning," said Chicot. "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again." "Did you think me dead?"
Chapter 9 of The forty-five guardsmen is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “"Did you think me dead?"”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “THE TWO FRIENDS.”
and nothing more
From this reading “When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.”
earlier in time
From this reading “When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.”
move upward
From this reading “When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.”
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anew
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Did you think me dead?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning," said Chicot.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Did you think me dead?"
and nothing more
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
earlier in time
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
move upward
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-morning," said Chicot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Did you think me dead?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO FRIENDS.
at the time that
From this reading When Chicot entered, the prior did not rise, but merely bent his head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Ah! there you are; you appear to have come to life again."
Chapter 9 of The forty-five guardsmen by Alexandre Dumas holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 205 sentences of The forty-five guardsmen, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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