Chapter 8 of The Seats of the Mighty, Complete is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Seats of the Mighty, Complete is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done. Madame comes." "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine. "I must be gone. Good-bye, good-bye."
Chapter 8 of The Seats of the Mighty, Complete is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Madame comes."”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-bye, good-bye."”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “"It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Madame comes."”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “"It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “"It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.”
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From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Madame comes."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I must be gone.
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye, good-bye."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must be gone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame comes."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must be gone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
having a supporting base
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading At this moment Gabord turned round, saying, "'Tis time to be done.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It is my mother," said Alixe, standing up, and hastily placing her hands in mine.
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