Chapter 35 of The Vicomte de Bragelonne is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Vicomte de Bragelonne is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
little. D’Artagnan immediately took the offensive. “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?” Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride. “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
Chapter 35 of The Vicomte de Bragelonne is here in full — 374 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.””
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.”
remove the dust from
From this reading ““Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?””
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ““Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?””
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading ““Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?””
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading “D’Artagnan immediately took the offensive.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading D’Artagnan immediately took the offensive.
dearly loved
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
remove the dust from
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading D’Artagnan immediately took the offensive.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading little.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading D’Artagnan immediately took the offensive.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
on the contrary
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
express in words
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading D’Artagnan immediately took the offensive.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading D’Artagnan immediately took the offensive.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, it appears,” said he, “that you may see what I am doing here.”
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading Porthos wiped his brow, and looked around him with pride.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Now that I have told you all, dear friend, or rather you have guessed all, tell me what you are doing here, covered with dust and mud?”
Chapter 35 of The Vicomte de Bragelonne by Alexandre Dumas holds 374 sentences, grouped into 75 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 35 holds 374 sentences of The Vicomte de Bragelonne, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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