Chapter 14 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"On one condition." "And that is?" "That I may share the meal." "At this early hour?" "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
Chapter 14 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “appetite” — a feeling of craving something
From this reading “"Real appetites don't carry a watch."”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “"Real appetites don't carry a watch."”
a state at a particular time
From this reading “"On one condition."”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “"At this early hour?"”
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “"That I may share the meal."”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “"Real appetites don't carry a watch."”
have in common
From this reading “"That I may share the meal."”
look attentively
From this reading “"Real appetites don't carry a watch."”
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 “"At this early hour?"”
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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 "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that is?"
plural of “appetite” — a feeling of craving something
From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At this early hour?"
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
a state at a particular time
From this reading "On one condition."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "At this early hour?"
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "At this early hour?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And that is?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On one condition."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "On one condition."
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
have in common
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And that is?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That I may share the meal."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "At this early hour?"
look attentively
From this reading "Real appetites don't carry a watch."
Chapter 14 of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 14 holds 402 sentences of The Last Vendée, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 402 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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