Chapter 7 of A Chambermaid's Diary is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of A Chambermaid's Diary is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Why, my God, why? And what then has happened?" She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one. But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side. I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
Chapter 7 of A Chambermaid's Diary is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “"Why, my God, why?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “And what then has happened?"”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.”
go across or through
From this reading “But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I am going to send for a sister to take your place."”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “I am going to send for a sister to take your place."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
order, request, or command to come
In this reading “I am going to send for a sister to take your place."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
in addition
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what then has happened?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Why, my God, why?
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading And what then has happened?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And what then has happened?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, my God, why?
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
go across or through
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
carry out
From this reading I am going to send for a sister to take your place."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And what then has happened?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what then has happened?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, my God, why?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But you cannot pass all your nights by Georges's side.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading She said to me also: "You are killing yourself, my poor little one.
Chapter 7 of A Chambermaid's Diary by Octave Mirbeau holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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