Chapter 6 of A Night in Acadie is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Night in Acadie is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat. We plumb out o’ meat home.” “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet. Go fine Mr. ’Polyte. He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
Chapter 6 of A Night in Acadie is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.””
a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
From this reading ““Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.”
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading ““Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading ““Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.”
garments that must be repaired
From this reading “He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.””
a separate part of a whole
From this reading ““Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.”
measure the depth of something
From this reading “We plumb out o’ meat home.””
get rid of
From this reading “He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.””
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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 “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
without stop or interruption
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Go fine Mr. ’Polyte.
a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go fine Mr. ’Polyte.
the act of departing
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We plumb out o’ meat home.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
garments that must be repaired
From this reading He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Go fine Mr. ’Polyte.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We plumb out o’ meat home.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
measure the depth of something
From this reading We plumb out o’ meat home.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Go fine Mr. ’Polyte.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bon jou’, M’si’ Mathurin,” she replied; and continued in English: “I come git a li’le piece o’ meat.
get rid of
From this reading He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We plumb out o’ meat home.”
(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, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He’s yonda mending his buggy unda the shed.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, well, the meat is n’ going to walk to you, my chile: it has n’ got feet.
Chapter 6 of A Night in Acadie by Kate Chopin 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.
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