Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.” “Did she speak ill of her husband?” “Never! She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life. He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
Chapter 1 of The Lerouge Case is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 64/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 316–320
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the lower side of anything
From this reading “She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.”
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading “He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““Did she speak ill of her husband?””
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.”
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
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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 told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
the lower side of anything
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did she speak ill of her husband?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Did she speak ill of her husband?”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Did she speak ill of her husband?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Did she speak ill of her husband?”
and nothing more
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
possessive form of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
express in speech
From this reading “Did she speak ill of her husband?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She only said he was jealous and brutal, though a good man at bottom, and that he led her a miserable life.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
precisely as stated
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She told us that her son’s name was Jacques, and that she had not seen him for a very long time.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was weak-headed, and forged ideas out of nothing at all.
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