Chapter 3 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And you talk of it so calmly! Do you know what a frightful risk I run? If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined! I shudder when I think of it." He was shuddering.
Chapter 3 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading “"And you talk of it so calmly!”
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading “If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!”
provoking horror
From this reading “Do you know what a frightful risk I run?”
plural of “hindrance” — something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading “If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!”
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading “If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “I shudder when I think of it."”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “He was shuddering.”
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “I shudder when I think of it."”
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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 Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you talk of it so calmly!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
with self-possession (especially in times of stress)
From this reading "And you talk of it so calmly!
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
increase twofold
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
plural of “find” — a productive insight
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
provoking horror
From this reading Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
a young female
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was shuddering.
plural of “hindrance” — something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And you talk of it so calmly!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you talk of it so calmly!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
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From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
shake, as from cold
From this reading I shudder when I think of it."
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading He was shuddering.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And you talk of it so calmly!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "And you talk of it so calmly!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I shudder when I think of it."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was shuddering.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading If M. Saint-Martin comes home, and the little hindrances I have put in his way are discovered--or if that girl finds out the double payment, I am ruined!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you know what a frightful risk I run?
at the time that
From this reading I shudder when I think of it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you talk of it so calmly!
Chapter 3 of Unawares: A Story of an Old French Town by Frances Mary Peard holds 400 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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