Chapter 4 of A Chair on the Boulevard is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Chair on the Boulevard is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sst! He, Goujaud! Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!" "Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud. "Where are you off to?"
Chapter 4 of A Chair on the Boulevard is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"”
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading “"Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"Where are you off to?"”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud.”
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading “Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you off to?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"
agreeably diverting
From this reading Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"
plural of “fellow” — a boy or man
From this reading "Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He, Goujaud!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He, Goujaud!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Where are you off to?"
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sst!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Where are you off to?"
a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
From this reading Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well met, you fellows!" sighed Goujaud.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you off to?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Come here, you vagrant, and be entertaining!"
Chapter 4 of A Chair on the Boulevard by Leonard Merrick holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 415 sentences of A Chair on the Boulevard, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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