Chapter 5 of The Heart of Denise, and Other Tales is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Heart of Denise, and Other Tales is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP. When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start. Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse. It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night. I had not schooled myself.
Chapter 5 of The Heart of Denise, and Other Tales is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.”
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.”
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.”
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading “M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.”
past form of “school” — educate in or as if in a school
From this reading “I had not schooled myself.”
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading “M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.”
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 “It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.”
In this reading “When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.”
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.
later than; following
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
set up or found
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not schooled myself.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
immediately past
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.
plural of “lead” — an advantage held by a competitor in a race
From this reading M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I had not schooled myself.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not schooled myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
past form of “school” — educate in or as if in a school
From this reading I had not schooled myself.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
having a supporting base
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It all seemed so strange after the crisis of last night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
produce a sound as if from a trumpet
From this reading M. LE MARQUIS LEADS HIS HIGHEST TRUMP.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame was mounted, and de Clermont was standing to assist me to my horse.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
at the time that
From this reading When I came down in the morning I found we were all ready to start.
Chapter 5 of The Heart of Denise, and Other Tales by S. (Sidney) Levett Yeats holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 188 sentences of The Heart of Denise, and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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