Chapter 18 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Good-bye, you hussy! A pleasant journey to you! Go back to your mates the wolves! A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’ Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
Chapter 18 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’”
a farewell remark
From this reading “‘Good-bye, you hussy!”
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading “Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:”
a woman adulterer
From this reading “‘Good-bye, you hussy!”
a pair of people who live together
From this reading “Go back to your mates the wolves!”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’”
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading “Go back to your mates the wolves!”
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.
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Go back to your mates the wolves!”
In this reading “A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’”
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 A pleasant journey to you!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
a farewell remark
From this reading ‘Good-bye, you hussy!
past form of “growl” — to utter or emit low dull rumbling sounds
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
a woman adulterer
From this reading ‘Good-bye, you hussy!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A pleasant journey to you!
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
a pair of people who live together
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
not any; not one
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading A pleasant journey to you!
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A priest is no fit companion for such as you.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, looking at Abbé Mouret, he growled:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A pleasant journey to you!
plural of “wolf” — any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Good-bye, you hussy!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Go back to your mates the wolves!
Chapter 18 of Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Émile Zola holds 500 sentences, grouped into 100 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 18 holds 500 sentences of Abbe Mouret's Transgression, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
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