Chapter 18 of Ticket No. "9672" is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Ticket No. "9672" is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Good-morning, Mr. Benett. It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you." "And for me, professor, it is a great honor." "Honor, pleasure--pleasure, honor," laughed the professor. "One balances the other."
Chapter 18 of Ticket No. "9672" is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “balance” — a state of equilibrium
From this reading “"One balances the other."”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."”
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading “"And for me, professor, it is a great honor."”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “"Honor, pleasure--pleasure, honor," laughed the professor.”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “"And for me, professor, it is a great honor."”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And for me, professor, it is a great honor."
plural of “balance” — a state of equilibrium
From this reading "One balances the other."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning, Mr. Benett.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And for me, professor, it is a great honor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-morning, Mr. Benett.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading "And for me, professor, it is a great honor."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Honor, pleasure--pleasure, honor," laughed the professor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Good-morning, Mr. Benett.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One balances the other."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "One balances the other."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading "And for me, professor, it is a great honor."
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Honor, pleasure--pleasure, honor," laughed the professor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
at the time that
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is always a great pleasure to me when I have an opportunity to shake hands with you."
Chapter 18 of Ticket No. "9672" by Jules Verne holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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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