Chapter 39 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She made a face at him. "Here is your tea," she said abruptly. "Thank you; you are very good," he replied. He took the cup and set it down absently. "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
Chapter 39 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “"Here is your tea," she said abruptly.”
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “"Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “"Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?”
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading “He took the cup and set it down absently.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “"Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “"Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “"Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Here is your tea," she said abruptly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 made a face at him.
quickly and without warning
From this reading "Here is your tea," she said abruptly.
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Thank you; you are very good," he replied.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She made a face at him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
without stop or interruption
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She made a face at him.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Thank you; you are very good," he replied.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thank you; you are very good," he replied.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is your tea," she said abruptly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She made a face at him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is your tea," she said abruptly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made a face at him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Thank you; you are very good," he replied.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Here is your tea," she said abruptly.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made a face at him.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Here is your tea," she said abruptly.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you; you are very good," he replied.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Atley," he continued, speaking to the secretary, "you have not corrected the report of my speech at the Club, have you?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took the cup and set it down absently.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Thank you; you are very good," he replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you; you are very good," he replied.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here is your tea," she said abruptly.
Chapter 39 of The Lock and Key Library — French Novels by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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