Chapter 6 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines! Remember your contract, Gilbert! The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs. Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets. Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
Chapter 6 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “Remember your contract, Gilbert!”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!”
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
From this reading “The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.”
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading “Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.”
keep busy with
From this reading “Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!”
plural of “puppet” — a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading “Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.”
established irrevocably
From this reading “Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.”
restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading Remember your contract, Gilbert!
opinion or judgment
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
time available for ease and relaxation
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
a favorite saying of a sect or political group
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
keep busy with
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
plural of “puppet” — a small figure of a person operated from above with strings by a puppeteer
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Remember your contract, Gilbert!
established irrevocably
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Beyond that, closed eyes and sealed mouth; that must be your motto.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translate Greek, my friend, and, in your leisure moments, amuse yourself with your puppets.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The master of this house has made you promise not to meddle in his affairs.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Remember your contract, Gilbert!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Go, then, Gilbert, occupy yourself with the Byzantines!
Chapter 6 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 180 sentences of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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