Chapter VII of The Wounded Name, “The Road Back,” is here in full — 1101 sentences across 221 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter VII of The Wounded Name, “The Road Back,” is here in full — 1101 sentences across 221 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire? Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_. (1) .
Chapter VII of The Wounded Name, “The Road Back,” is here in full — 1101 sentences across 221 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading “"Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?”
common sense
From this reading “"Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?”
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In this reading “"Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?”
In this reading “Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.”
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From this reading (1) .
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From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
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From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
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From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
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From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
half the width of an em
From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
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From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
common sense
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Il est tard, nous voici dans la forêt; vois-tu comme elle est noire?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nous aurons de la peine à nous en tirer."--_Le Mercure Galant_.
Chapter 7 of The Wounded Name by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster holds 1101 sentences, grouped into 221 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 7 holds 1101 sentences of The Wounded Name, unabridged, divided into 221 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Wounded Name by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 1101 sentences, grouped into 221 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 221 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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