Chapter 5 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off. You must see my little chicks! They were born last night.’ She took some rice and threw a handful before her. The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Chapter 5 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
plural of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “You must see my little chicks!”
-ing form of “chirp” — make high-pitched sounds
From this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
a small number or amount
From this reading “She took some rice and threw a handful before her.”
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading “She took some rice and threw a handful before her.”
-ing form of “scamper” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
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 “They were born last night.’”
In this reading “She took some rice and threw a handful before her.”
In this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.”
In this reading “The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
eagerly desirous
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
brought into existence
From this reading They were born last night.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
plural of “chick” — young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
-ing form of “chirp” — make high-pitched sounds
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
the sound made by a hen (as in calling her chicks)
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
a small number or amount
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
adult female chicken
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
immediately past
From this reading They were born last night.’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading They were born last night.’
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
-ing form of “scamper” — to move about or proceed hurriedly
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You must see my little chicks!
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
carry out
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The hen gravely drew near, clucking to the little band of chickens that followed her chirping and scampering as if in bewilderment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were born last night.’
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took some rice and threw a handful before her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were born last night.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But there’s nothing to take you away!’ she cried; ‘you always seem anxious to go off.
Chapter 5 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Émile Zola 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 5 holds 415 sentences of Abbe Mouret's Transgression, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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