Chapter 15 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?" "That secret we will seek together. I have already some light upon it. Only let us not press it. Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
Chapter 15 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “"You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"”
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading “Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Only let us not press it.”
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."”
try to get or reach
From this reading “"That secret we will seek together.”
-ing form of “transform” — subject to a mathematical transformation
From this reading “"You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already some light upon it.
in addition
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already some light upon it.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have already some light upon it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have already some light upon it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Only let us not press it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I have already some light upon it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Only let us not press it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
and nothing more
From this reading Only let us not press it.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Only let us not press it.
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
try to get or reach
From this reading "That secret we will seek together.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I have already some light upon it.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
express in speech
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That secret we will seek together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading "That secret we will seek together.
-ing form of “transform” — subject to a mathematical transformation
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have already some light upon it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Only let us not press it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "That secret we will seek together.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You speak to me much about my soul; but my life, my destiny, will you also find the secret of transforming them?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Before undertaking that great work, it is essential that your heart should recover its health and strength."
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