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The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

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"You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.
"You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"
"No, no; you will not!
You will not think of going!" cried Madame L'Ouverture.
"For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.
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The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance

Chapter XXII · Chapter 22

Chapter 22 of The Hour and the Man, An Historical Romance is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.
/juː wɪl nɑːt miːt ˈdʒenərəl bruːˈnet æz hiː prəˈpoʊzɪz sed məˈsjɜːr pæˈskæl/
Line 2
"You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"
/juː wɪl nɑːt pleɪs jərˈself ɪn ðə ˈsentər ʌv ðə ˈkæntən əˈmʌŋ ðer truːps/
Line 3
"No, no; you will not!
/noʊ noʊ juː wɪl nɑːt/
Line 4
You will not think of going!" cried Madame L'Ouverture.
Line 5
"For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

Learner Dictionary

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.

Brunet noun US /bruːˈnet/

a person with dark (brown) hair

From this reading “"You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.”

canton noun US /ˈkæntən/

a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

From this reading “"You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"”

centre noun US /ˈsentər/

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading “"You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"”

compliment verb US /ˈkɑːmpləment/

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading “"For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.”

Pascal noun US /pæˈskæl/

a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

From this reading “"You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.”

proposes verb US /prəˈpoʊzɪz/

third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading “"You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.”

smiling noun US /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading “"For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.”

troops noun US /truːps/

soldiers collectively

From this reading “"You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"”

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amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

bearverbUS /ber/

have

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

BrunetnounUS /bruːˈnet/

a person with dark (brown) hair

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

cantonnounUS /ˈkæntən/

a city on the Zhu Jiang delta in southern China; the capital of Guangdong province and a major deep-water port

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

centrenounUS /ˈsentər/

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

complimentverbUS /ˈkɑːmpləment/

say something to someone that expresses praise

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

criedverbUS /kraɪd/

inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading You will not think of going!" cried Madame L'Ouverture.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

GeneraladjectiveUS /ˈdʒenərəl/

applying to all or most members of a category or group

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading You will not think of going!" cried Madame L'Ouverture.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

ill-will

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

L'Ouverture

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading You will not think of going!" cried Madame L'Ouverture.

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading You will not think of going!" cried Madame L'Ouverture.

Margot

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

meetverbUS /miːt/

come together

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "No, no; you will not!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

PascalnounUS /pæˈskæl/

a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

proposesverbUS /prəˈpoʊzɪz/

third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

smilingnounUS /ˈsmaɪlɪŋ/

a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading You will not think of going!" cried Madame L'Ouverture.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

Toussaint

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

troopsnounUS /truːps/

soldiers collectively

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You will not meet General Brunet, as he proposes," said Monsieur Pascal.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "For once, Margot, you bear ill-will towards those who compliment your husband," said Toussaint, smiling.

yourselfpronounUS /jərˈself/

used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action

From this reading "You will not place yourself in the centre of the canton, among their troops?"

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