Chapter 5 of The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DOÑA RUFINA. The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care. RAMIRO. Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up. DON AMBROSIO.
Chapter 5 of The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.”
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading “Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “DON AMBROSIO.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.”
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In this reading “The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.”
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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 poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
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From this reading DON AMBROSIO.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
a young person of either sex
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading DON AMBROSIO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOÑA RUFINA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
not any; not one
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RAMIRO.
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From this reading DOÑA RUFINA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The poor little child has had no one to give her a mother's care.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
which person or people
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh, yes!--there is Fatoum, the convert, who has brought her up.
Chapter 5 of The Sorceress: A Drama in Five Acts by Victorien Sardou holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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