Chapter 9 of A Chambermaid's Diary is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Chambermaid's Diary is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh! only a little." "How much? Let me see." Joseph gave a slight chuckle. "You may know well that it is not here.
Chapter 9 of A Chambermaid's Diary is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 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.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “Joseph gave a slight chuckle.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Joseph gave a slight chuckle.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “"You may know well that it is not here.”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “Joseph gave a slight chuckle.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me see."”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “"You may know well that it is not here.”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “"How much?”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “Joseph gave a slight chuckle.”
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.
In this reading “"You may know well that it is not here.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh! only a little."
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading Joseph gave a slight chuckle.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Joseph gave a slight chuckle.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How much?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Joseph gave a slight chuckle.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me see."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Oh! only a little."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let me see."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "How much?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! only a little."
and nothing more
From this reading "Oh! only a little."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let me see."
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading Joseph gave a slight chuckle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
(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 "You may know well that it is not here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may know well that it is not here.
Chapter 9 of A Chambermaid's Diary by Octave Mirbeau holds 411 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 9 holds 411 sentences of A Chambermaid's Diary, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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