Chapter 16 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you mean?" "Oh! I know what I mean." "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?" "He is thought to be capable of it.
Chapter 16 of The Last Vendée is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 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.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading “"He is thought to be capable of it.”
speak out against
From this reading “"Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"”
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 mean."”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What do you mean?"”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “"Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"He is thought to be capable of it.”
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.
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He is thought to be capable of it.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading "He is thought to be capable of it.
speak out against
From this reading "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I know what I mean."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is thought to be capable of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He is thought to be capable of it.
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 mean."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He is thought to be capable of it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "He is thought to be capable of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you think he has gone to denounce us?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean?"
Chapter 16 of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 16 holds 398 sentences of The Last Vendée, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of The Last Vendée by Alexandre Dumas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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