Chapter 4 of The Immortal is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Immortal is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Don’t trust them, my dear Freydet. I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick. The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy. The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion. Its success is only apparent.
Chapter 4 of The Immortal is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cherished desire
From this reading “The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “Its success is only apparent.”
a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
From this reading “The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.”
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading “The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.”
-ing form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading “I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “Its success is only apparent.”
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading “The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.”
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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 The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
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From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
a cherished desire
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Its success is only apparent.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
dearly loved
From this reading ‘Don’t trust them, my dear Freydet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Don’t trust them, my dear Freydet.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Don’t trust them, my dear Freydet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
the act of departing
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its success is only apparent.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.
for more time
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘Don’t trust them, my dear Freydet.
not any; not one
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
and nothing more
From this reading Its success is only apparent.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
-ing form of “recruit” — register formally as a participant or member
From this reading I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading Its success is only apparent.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading The Académie is a taste that is going out, an ambition no longer in fashion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading ‘Don’t trust them, my dear Freydet.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading I know that trick; it’s the recruiting trick.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading ‘Don’t trust them, my dear Freydet.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The fact is, these people feel that their day is past, and that under their cupola they are beginning to get mouldy.
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