Chapter 7 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick. Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?' 'Evidence absolute and complete.' 'Then who are the coiners?' 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
Chapter 7 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perfect or complete or pure
From this reading “'Evidence absolute and complete.'”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “'Evidence absolute and complete.'”
plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?”
deserving of respect or high regard
From this reading “'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?”
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'”
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading 'Evidence absolute and complete.'
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Evidence absolute and complete.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Then who are the coiners?'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Then who are the coiners?'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading 'Evidence absolute and complete.'
plural of “conclusion” — a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
deserving of respect or high regard
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
used to form the superlative
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
many times at short intervals
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
express in words
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Then who are the coiners?'
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'My most estimable friend, how often have I told you not to jump at conclusions?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, come now, Valmont, that's a bit thick.
which person or people
From this reading 'Then who are the coiners?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you mean to say you have already got evidence against the man?'
Chapter 7 of The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont by Robert Barr holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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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