Chapter 4 of Victor Victorious is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Victor Victorious is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother. "One minute," I said. "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith." "Count von Zeula." "Thank you."
Chapter 4 of Victor Victorious is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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determine the number or amount of
From this reading “"I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"One minute," I said.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."”
express in speech
From this reading “"I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you."”
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "One minute," I said.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One minute," I said.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
express in speech
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Count von Zeula."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think you had better speak, Count," said my mother.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Tell me your name first, please, Mr. Smith."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Count von Zeula."
Chapter 4 of Victor Victorious by Cecil Starr Johns holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 409 sentences of Victor Victorious, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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