Chapter 37 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant! Who can she be?--_Schiller_. The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day. "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father! What an unpleasant scene!"
Chapter 37 of The Red and the Black: A Chronicle of 1830 is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!”
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading “A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!”
German romantic writer (1759-1805)
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading “The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.”
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading “What an unpleasant scene!"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.”
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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 A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What an unpleasant scene!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who can she be?--_Schiller_.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can she be?--_Schiller_.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
of an obscure nature
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading What an unpleasant scene!"
German romantic writer (1759-1805)
From this reading Who can she be?--_Schiller_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who can she be?--_Schiller_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A POWERFUL MAN But her proceedings are so mysterious and her figure is so elegant!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Oh! good God," he thought, "here's my father!
a small tower extending above a building
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
offensive or disagreeable; causing discomfort or unhappiness
From this reading What an unpleasant scene!"
precisely as stated
From this reading The doors of the turret opened very early on the following day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What an unpleasant scene!"
which person or people
From this reading Who can she be?--_Schiller_.
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