Chapter 31 of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter? “STELLA. MAGDALEN.” Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas. Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
Chapter 31 of The Paris Sketch Book of Mr. M. A. Titmarsh is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.””
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
From this reading “Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.”
a reformed prostitute
From this reading “MAGDALEN.””
completely neat and clean
From this reading “Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading ““STELLA.”
the Mormon temple
From this reading “Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.”
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading “Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.”
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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 Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
a female human offspring
From this reading “JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
French writer remembered for his swashbuckling historical tales (1802-1870)
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
to come or go into
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
set up or found
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter?
a reformed prostitute
From this reading MAGDALEN.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter?
not any; not one
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
completely neat and clean
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “STELLA.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
the Mormon temple
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Something “tabernacular” may be found in Dumas’s famous piece of “Don Juan de Marana.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “JUNIA.—What was her name, my daughter?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here the translator must pause—having no inclination to enter “the tabernacle,” in company with such a spotless high-priest as Monsieur Dumas.
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