Chapter 7 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Did you hear?" he asked Auguste. "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly." "What was it?" "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was." "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
Chapter 7 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “"Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “"Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “"Did you hear?" he asked Auguste.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “"Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."”
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading “"If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “"If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “"If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Did you hear?" he asked Auguste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did you hear?" he asked Auguste.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you hear?" he asked Auguste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Did you hear?" he asked Auguste.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "Did you hear?" he asked Auguste.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What was it?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
express in words
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading "If you didn't recognize the sound, it is useless for me to tell you what it was."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was it?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, it seemed to me--but in the dark one may be mistaken."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," was the reply, "I heard very distinctly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you hear?" he asked Auguste.
Chapter 7 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX by Paul de Kock holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 408 sentences of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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