Chapter 20 of The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld. _Maximes_, 210. Quien Mucho abarca poco a prieta. (Spanish Proverb.) Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
Chapter 20 of The Weird Adventures of Professor Delapine of the Sorbonne is here in full — 334 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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involving financial matters
From this reading “Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.”
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading “THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.”
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading “(Spanish Proverb.)”
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.”
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.”
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading “(Spanish Proverb.)”
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From this reading _Maximes_, 210.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Quien Mucho abarca poco a prieta.
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From this reading Quien Mucho abarca poco a prieta.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
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From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
half the width of an em
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
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From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
involving financial matters
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
very lively and profitable
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
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From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
coins made of gold
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
capital and largest city of the modern state of Israel (although its status as capital is disputed)
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
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 NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
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From this reading _Maximes_, 210.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
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From this reading Quien Mucho abarca poco a prieta.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
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From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
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From this reading Quien Mucho abarca poco a prieta.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quien Mucho abarca poco a prieta.
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading (Spanish Proverb.)
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quien Mucho abarca poco a prieta.
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From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
plural of “scheme” — an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Payot's financial schemes had not been flourishing of late.
the Romance language spoken in most of Spain and the countries colonized by Spain
From this reading (Spanish Proverb.)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
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From this reading THE NEW JERUSALEM GOLD MINE En vieillissant on devient plus fou et plus sage La Rochefoucauld.
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