Chapter 4 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They rode on in silence. When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty. “_Mai foi_,” said Bouvier. “Nobody here! The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
Chapter 4 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading “The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.””
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.””
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.””
no person; not anyone
From this reading ““Nobody here!”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “They rode on in silence.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “They rode on in silence.”
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In this reading “When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.”
In this reading “They rode on in silence.”
In this reading “They rode on in silence.”
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anew
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Mai foi_,” said Bouvier.
cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Mai foi_,” said Bouvier.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Nobody here!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They rode on in silence.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Mai foi_,” said Bouvier.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “Nobody here!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They rode on in silence.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading They rode on in silence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “_Mai foi_,” said Bouvier.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They rode on in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They rode on in silence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The camel was getting up, then, and Madame is alone again.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
at the time that
From this reading When they reached the inn, the road before it was empty.
Chapter 4 of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three by Ernest [Editor] Rhys holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 4 holds 395 sentences of Twenty-Three Stories by Twenty and Three, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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