Chapter 9 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Bah!" said he to himself. "I am doing a noble and disinterested act. I am restoring sight to the blind. I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation. _Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!
Chapter 9 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading “I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “I am restoring sight to the blind.”
unaffected by self-interest
From this reading “"I am doing a noble and disinterested act.”
the act of giving
From this reading “I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “"I am doing a noble and disinterested act.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “_Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!”
-ing form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “I am restoring sight to the blind.”
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading “I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.”
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.
a temporary cessation of vital functions with loss of consciousness resembling death; usually resulting from asphyxia
In this reading “I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.”
In this reading “I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.”
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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 "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bah!" said he to himself.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading I am restoring sight to the blind.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading _Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!
unaffected by self-interest
From this reading "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
the act of giving
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Bah!" said he to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Bah!" said he to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
impressive in appearance
From this reading "I am doing a noble and disinterested act.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading _Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading _Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!
-ing form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading I am restoring sight to the blind.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Bah!" said he to himself.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I am restoring sight to the blind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading I am giving life to one in a state of suspended animation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am restoring sight to the blind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Bah!" said he to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tron de l'Air!_ I am playing the part of a soul-reviver!
Chapter 9 of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol by William John Locke holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 418 sentences of The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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