Chapter 1 of The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine... Et puis--bonjour! La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve... Et puis--bonsoir! My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
Chapter 1 of The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke is here in full — 475 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a boy or man
From this reading “The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...”
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...”
past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading “My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.”
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading “My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...”
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading “The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...”
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading “The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...”
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading “The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...”
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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 The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
a boy or man
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
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From this reading Et puis--bonjour!
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From this reading Et puis--bonsoir!
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
a diacritical mark (U-shaped) placed over a vowel to indicate a short sound
From this reading La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve...
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From this reading La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve...
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
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From this reading Et puis--bonjour!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
past form of “honour” — bestow honor or rewards upon
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
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From this reading Et puis--bonjour!
express the need or desire for
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
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From this reading La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve...
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
in the company of; together with
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
produce a literary work
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
Chapter 1 of The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke by C. J. (Clarence James) Dennis holds 475 sentences, grouped into 95 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 1 holds 475 sentences of The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke, unabridged, divided into 95 reading sections.
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