Chapter 29 of The regent's daughter is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The regent's daughter is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SENTENCE. It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney. "Chevalier," said he. Dumesnil replied. "I have paid my visit."
Chapter 29 of The regent's daughter is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.”
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading “It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.”
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading “It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “"I have paid my visit."”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.”
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading “THE SENTENCE.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “"I have paid my visit."”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
French actor and cabaret singer (1888-1972)
From this reading "Chevalier," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dumesnil replied.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have paid my visit."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Chevalier," said he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have paid my visit."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have paid my visit."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading "I have paid my visit."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Dumesnil replied.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Chevalier," said he.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading THE SENTENCE.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SENTENCE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading "I have paid my visit."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was half-past six, and quite dark; the chevalier's first act on being left in his room was to run to the chimney.
Chapter 29 of The regent's daughter by Alexandre Dumas holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 29 holds 187 sentences of The regent's daughter, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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