Chapter 14 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03, Fiction is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03, Fiction is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard. "It's not yet four," said Château-Renard to D----. "Quite right, my boy," the other answered. "You've won your bet." "No, hardly yet, sir," said the unknown lady.
Chapter 14 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03, Fiction is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading “"You've won your bet."”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.”
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading “Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “"No, hardly yet, sir," said the unknown lady.”
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading “Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.”
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading “Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.”
not known
From this reading “"No, hardly yet, sir," said the unknown lady.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “"You've won your bet."”
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 Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Quite right, my boy," the other answered.
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "You've won your bet."
a youthful male person
From this reading "Quite right, my boy," the other answered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
past form of “escort” — accompany as an escort
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "It's not yet four," said Château-Renard to D----.
only a very short time before
From this reading "No, hardly yet, sir," said the unknown lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's not yet four," said Château-Renard to D----.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Quite right, my boy," the other answered.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, hardly yet, sir," said the unknown lady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's not yet four," said Château-Renard to D----.
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Quite right, my boy," the other answered.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Quite right, my boy," the other answered.
(physics) opposition to magnetic flux (analogous to electric resistance)
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Quite right, my boy," the other answered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's not yet four," said Château-Renard to D----.
term of address for a man
From this reading "No, hardly yet, sir," said the unknown lady.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Quite right, my boy," the other answered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It's not yet four," said Château-Renard to D----.
not known
From this reading "No, hardly yet, sir," said the unknown lady.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then a lady entered with obvious reluctance, escorted by D---- and Château-Renard.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading "You've won your bet."
but in spite of that
From this reading "It's not yet four," said Château-Renard to D----.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've won your bet."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You've won your bet."
Chapter 14 of The World's Greatest Books — Volume 03, Fiction by Arthur [Editor] Mee holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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