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Chapter 14 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes. Three hundred and thirty-six suppers at fifty centimes. Chocolate to those who are entitled to it. How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_. He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
Chapter 14 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “centime” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
From this reading “THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.”
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading “Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.”
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.”
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.”
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading “Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.”
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading “He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.”
a private place of education for the young
From this reading “THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.”
plural of “supper” — a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Three hundred and thirty-six suppers at fifty centimes.”
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being one hundred more than two hundred
In this reading “THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.”
In this reading “He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
plural of “centime” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries: France and Algeria and Belgium and Burkina Faso and Burundi and Cameroon and Chad and the Congo and Gabon and Haiti and the Ivory Coast and Luxembourg and Mali and Morocco and Niger and Rwanda and Senegal and Switzerland and Togo
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
being five more than eighty
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading Three hundred and thirty-six suppers at fifty centimes.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
ten 10s
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
cut with a saw
From this reading He saw in the distance the iron gilt cross on the door.
a private place of education for the young
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
plural of “supper” — a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Three hundred and thirty-six suppers at fifty centimes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
being six more than thirty
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE SEMINARY Three hundred and thirty-six dinners at eighty-five centimes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much profit can be made on the contract?--_Valenod of Besançon_.
which person or people
From this reading Chocolate to those who are entitled to it.
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