Chapter 13 of The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour. La vie est brève; Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de rêve, Et puis--bon soir. (Monte-Naken). Concurritis horae momento cità mors venit. (_Horace_, S.
Chapter 13 of The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sudden and violent collapse
From this reading “THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.”
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 DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading “THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.”
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From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading La vie est brève; Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de rêve, Et puis--bon soir.
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From this reading Concurritis horae momento cità mors venit.
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From this reading Concurritis horae momento cità mors venit.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading La vie est brève; Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de rêve, Et puis--bon soir.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
a sudden and violent collapse
From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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 DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading (_Horace_, S.
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From this reading Concurritis horae momento cità mors venit.
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From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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 DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading Concurritis horae momento cità mors venit.
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From this reading (Monte-Naken).
(Roman mythology) Roman god of death; counterpart of Thanatos
From this reading Concurritis horae momento cità mors venit.
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From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading La vie est brève; Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de rêve, Et puis--bon soir.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading (_Horace_, S.
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From this reading La vie est brève; Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de rêve, Et puis--bon soir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
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From this reading Concurritis horae momento cità mors venit.
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading THE DEBACLE La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine, Et puis--bon jour.
Chapter 13 of The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne by G. Lindsay (George Lindsay) Johnson holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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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