Chapter 5 of The Romance of a Poor Young Man is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Romance of a Poor Young Man is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself." "Yes, please do." "I promise. And what is the name of this monument?" "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
Chapter 5 of The Romance of a Poor Young Man is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."”
power to direct or determine
From this reading “"Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “"I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."”
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading “And what is the name of this monument?"”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Yes, please do."”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"I promise.”
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “"I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.”
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.
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In this reading “"I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.”
In this reading “And what is the name of this monument?"”
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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 "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
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From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
power to direct or determine
From this reading "Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, please do."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Yes, please do."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I promise.
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I call it a heap of big stones, but the antiquaries have more than one name for it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what is the name of this monument?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Agreed, mademoiselle, I will control myself."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, please do."
Chapter 5 of The Romance of a Poor Young Man by Octave Feuillet holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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