Chapter 16 of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is imbecility itself," said he. "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times. I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat. I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction." "But then the penalties?" said I.
Chapter 16 of The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give advice to
From this reading “I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.”
take exception to
From this reading “I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.”
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading “I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.”
make certain of
From this reading “I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."”
plural of “penalty” — the act of punishing
From this reading “"But then the penalties?" said I.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading “I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."”
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give advice to
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But then the penalties?" said I.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."
take exception to
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
an engagement fought between two military forces
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
make certain of
From this reading I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."
the act of giving
From this reading I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is imbecility itself," said he.
ten 10s
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
From this reading "This is imbecility itself," said he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is imbecility itself," said he.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "This is imbecility itself," said he.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
plural of “penalty” — the act of punishing
From this reading "But then the penalties?" said I.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is imbecility itself," said he.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall ensure your safety, and he cannot refuse giving you satisfaction."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But then the penalties?" said I.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "But then the penalties?" said I.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is imbecility itself," said he.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have settled and agreed on that point an hundred times.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would therefore advise that you challenge your brother to single combat.
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