Chapter 1 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book. 6. _The Ghost with the Club-Foot_ 7. _The Liberation of Wyoming Ed_ 1. The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs 2.
Chapter 1 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading “The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs 2.”
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
From this reading “The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.”
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “_The Ghost with the Club-Foot_ 7.”
the act of liberating someone or something
From this reading “_The Liberation of Wyoming Ed_ 1.”
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading “The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.”
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading “_The Liberation of Wyoming Ed_ 1.”
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From this reading _The Liberation of Wyoming Ed_ 1.
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From this reading The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs 2.
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From this reading 6.
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From this reading _The Ghost with the Club-Foot_ 7.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs 2.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
assigning some quality or character to a person or thing
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Ghost with the Club-Foot_ 7.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
impotence resulting from a man's inability to have or maintain an erection of his penis
From this reading _The Liberation of Wyoming Ed_ 1.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading _The Ghost with the Club-Foot_ 7.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs 2.
the act of liberating someone or something
From this reading _The Liberation of Wyoming Ed_ 1.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Adventures of Sherlaw Kombs 2.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Attribution and the Table of Contents are not part of the original book.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Ghost with the Club-Foot_ 7.
a state in the western United States; mountainous in the west and north with the Great Plains in the east
From this reading _The Liberation of Wyoming Ed_ 1.
Chapter 1 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Robert Barr holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 446 sentences of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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