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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke
The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke

Chapter I

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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
Et puis--bonjour!
La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve...
Et puis--bonsoir!
My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.
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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke

Chapter I

Reading 1/95 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...
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Et puis--bonjour!
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La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve...
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Et puis--bonsoir!
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My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

Learner Dictionary

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Has auxiliary verb US /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

Bloke

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bonjour

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From this reading Et puis--bonjour!

bonsoir

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From this reading Et puis--bonsoir!

book

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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

breve

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From this reading La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve...

d'amour

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d'espoir

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de

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Dennis

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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

est

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Et

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friend

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G

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haine

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

honoured

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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

J

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

La

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

Mr

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

Mrs

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

peu

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

preface

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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

puis

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From this reading Et puis--bonjour!

request

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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

reve

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From this reading La vie est breve: Un peu d'espoir, Un peu de reve...

Roberts

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Sentimental

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Songs

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ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

Un

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

vaine

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

vie

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From this reading The Songs of a Sentimental Bloke To Mr and Mrs J. G. Roberts La vie est vaine: Un peu d'amour, Un peu de haine...

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

write

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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.

young

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From this reading My young friend Dennis has honoured me with a request to write a preface to his book.