Chapter 25 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 5285 sentences across 1057 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 5285 sentences across 1057 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE. We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there. John could eat nothing. He sat apart in tears. His father went to console him.
Chapter 25 of Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume is here in full — 5285 sentences across 1057 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading “He sat apart in tears.”
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading “His father went to console him.”
take in solid food
From this reading “John could eat nothing.”
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading “RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “He sat apart in tears.”
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.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
separated or at a distance in place or position or time
From this reading He sat apart in tears.
give moral or emotional strength to
From this reading His father went to console him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading John could eat nothing.
take in solid food
From this reading John could eat nothing.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father went to console him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat apart in tears.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His father went to console him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father went to console him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat apart in tears.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John could eat nothing.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading John could eat nothing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat apart in tears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading He sat apart in tears.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RETURN TO ENGLAND--JOHN'S MARRIAGE.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading His father went to console him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were already near Parouba's house; and we supped there.
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