Chapter 30 of The Last Hope is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Last Hope is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.” She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March. “It is an affair of the heart, Abbe,” she said. “Allez! I know what I talk of.
Chapter 30 of The Last Hope is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a French abbot
From this reading ““It is an affair of the heart, Abbe,” she said.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.””
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading ““It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.””
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading ““It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.””
kept in good condition
From this reading ““It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.””
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading ““It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.””
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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 She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
a French abbot
From this reading “It is an affair of the heart, Abbe,” she said.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Allez!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
without stop or interruption
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know what I talk of.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know what I talk of.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
kept in good condition
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
march in a procession
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is an affair of the heart, Abbe,” she said.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I know what I talk of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “It is,” Madame de Chantonnay had maintained throughout the months of January and February--“it is an affair of the heart.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know what I talk of.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She continued to hold this opinion with, however, a shade less conviction, well into a cold March.
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