Chapter 5 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And who may he be?" "He's a cousin of the house. He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves. Before we came to Paris they lodged together. So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.
Chapter 5 of The Helmet of Navarre is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"He's a cousin of the house.”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “"He's a cousin of the house.”
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “Before we came to Paris they lodged together.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Before we came to Paris they lodged together.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.”
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Before we came to Paris they lodged together.”
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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 "He's a cousin of the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And who may he be?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And who may he be?"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "He's a cousin of the house.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And who may he be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's a cousin of the house.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "He's a cousin of the house.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "And who may he be?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He's a cousin of the house.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "He's a cousin of the house.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.
plural of “thief” — a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading He and M. le Comte are as thick as thieves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Before we came to Paris they lodged together.
at the time that
From this reading So when M. le Comte came here he brought M. de Grammont.
which person or people
From this reading "And who may he be?"
Chapter 5 of The Helmet of Navarre by Bertha Runkle 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.
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