Chapter 5 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, with terror, madame." "Oh! you exaggerate the situation." "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den. I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table." "Very good; then you will present them to me."
Chapter 5 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 384 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/76 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “"But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “"But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.”
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
From this reading “"Oh! you exaggerate the situation."”
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “"But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.”
the head of a city government
From this reading “I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."”
a chief officer or chief magistrate
From this reading “I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “"Oh! you exaggerate the situation."”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “"No, with terror, madame."”
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.
In this reading “"But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.”
In this reading “"No, with terror, madame."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
a movement into or inward
From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
possessive form of “lion” — large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "But, madame, you are entering the lion's den.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
the head of a city government
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
a chief officer or chief magistrate
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
a town in south central France where is 1311-1313 the Roman Catholic Church held one of its councils
From this reading I have the prefect of Vienne and the mayor of Châtellerault at my table."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Very good; then you will present them to me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, with terror, madame."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh! you exaggerate the situation."
Chapter 5 of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas holds 384 sentences, grouped into 77 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 5 holds 384 sentences of The Last Vendée, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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