Chapter 4 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
May 26th. This morning a letter from Judith. “Do not laugh at me,” she writes. “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions. I really could not help it.
Chapter 4 of The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne : a Novel is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading ““The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “This morning a letter from Judith.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading ““Do not laugh at me,” she writes.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “This morning a letter from Judith.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading ““The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.”
covered with a firm surface
From this reading ““The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ““The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.”
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading ““Do not laugh at me,” she writes.”
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From this reading May 26th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This morning a letter from Judith.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Do not laugh at me,” she writes.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I really could not help it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not laugh at me,” she writes.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This morning a letter from Judith.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I really could not help it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I really could not help it.
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I really could not help it.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading This morning a letter from Judith.
the sound of laughing
From this reading “Do not laugh at me,” she writes.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading This morning a letter from Judith.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May 26th.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do not laugh at me,” she writes.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning a letter from Judith.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Do not laugh at me,” she writes.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
covered with a firm surface
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really could not help it.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do not laugh at me,” she writes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning a letter from Judith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The road to Paris is paved with good intentions.
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Do not laugh at me,” she writes.
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