Chapter 3 of The Nabob is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Nabob is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause. “Let this be said once for all. I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you. Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.” Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
Chapter 3 of The Nabob is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.”
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.””
at a previous time
From this reading “I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.”
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading “Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.”
mix together different elements
From this reading “Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.””
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
From this reading “I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.”
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Let this be said once for all.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Let this be said once for all.
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Let this be said once for all.
at a previous time
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
the quality of innocent naivete
From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
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From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
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From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
and nothing more
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let this be said once for all.
engage in
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
mix together different elements
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
a governor in India during the Mogul empire
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
on one occasion
From this reading “Let this be said once for all.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading And Jenkins’s air of astonishment did not make him pause.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading Jenkins laid his hand on his heart, protested his innocence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Let this be said once for all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Let this be said once for all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have promised the Nabob to present him to the duke, just as, formerly, I presented you.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Do not mix yourself up, therefore, with what concerns me alone.”
Chapter 3 of The Nabob by Alphonse Daudet holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 3 holds 172 sentences of The Nabob, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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