Chapter 15 of Two Banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives) is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Two Banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives) is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault. As Brigitte served the coffee, he said: "Children! I have an invitation to transmit to you.... If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
Chapter 15 of Two Banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives) is here in full — 503 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading “The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “As Brigitte served the coffee, he said:”
grow worse
From this reading “If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “I have an invitation to transmit to you....”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...”
take the midday meal
From this reading “The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “As Brigitte served the coffee, he said:”
transfer to another
From this reading “I have an invitation to transmit to you....”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.”
In this reading “The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.”
In this reading “If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...”
In this reading “The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I have an invitation to transmit to you....
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Brigitte served the coffee, he said:
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Brigitte served the coffee, he said:
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Children!
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading As Brigitte served the coffee, he said:
grow worse
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have an invitation to transmit to you....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have an invitation to transmit to you....
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading I have an invitation to transmit to you....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
take the midday meal
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading If you do not like it, you are quite at liberty to decline!...
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As Brigitte served the coffee, he said:
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading As Brigitte served the coffee, he said:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
transfer to another
From this reading I have an invitation to transmit to you....
make an effort or attempt
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
up to a particular time
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading The next morning, however, he waited until the end of the lunch to try the first assault.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have an invitation to transmit to you....
Chapter 15 of Two Banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives) by Fernand Vandérem holds 503 sentences, grouped into 101 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 15 holds 503 sentences of Two Banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives), unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Two Banks of the Seine (Les Deux Rives) by Fernand Vandérem exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 503 sentences, grouped into 101 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.
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