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Autumn Glory

Chapter IV

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THE MICHELONNES.
"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.
A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.
A pretty kind of lover!
A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!
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Autumn Glory

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Autumn Glory is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/32 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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THE MICHELONNES.
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"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.
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A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.
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A pretty kind of lover!
/ə ˈprɪti kaɪnd ʌv ˈlʌvər/
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A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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furnish verb US /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading “A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!”

meals noun US /miːlz/

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

noon noun US /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

penniless adjective US /ˈpeniləs/

not having enough money to pay for necessities

From this reading “A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.”

prepare verb US /priˈper/

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

respects noun US /rɪˈspekts/

(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem

From this reading “A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.”

shortly adverb US /ˈʃɔːrtli/

for a short time

From this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

wardrobe noun US /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

From this reading “A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!”

Word partnerships in these lines

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young woman adjective + noun

a young female

In this reading “A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.”

before noon preposition + noun

In this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

prepare dinner verb + noun

In this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

went into verb + particle counted as “go into”

to come or go into

In this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

into the house preposition + article + noun counted as “into … house”

In this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

some days adjective + noun

In this reading “"Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.”

make love verb + noun

have sexual intercourse with

In this reading “A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.”

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AdeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

allowverbUS /əˈlaʊ/

make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

ashamedadjectiveUS /əˈʃeɪmd/

feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

besideprepositionUS /bɪˈsaɪd/

next to; at the side of

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

Boquin

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From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

daysnounUS /deɪz/

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

dinnernounUS /ˈdɪnər/

the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

don't

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From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

eatverbUS /iːt/

take in solid food

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

eitherdeterminerUS /ˈiːðər/

one or the other of two

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

Eleonore

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From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

evenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

fellownounUS /ˈfeloʊ/

a boy or man

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

foodnounUS /fuːd/

any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

furnishverbUS /ˈfɜːrnɪʃ/

give something useful or necessary to

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

helpverbUS /help/

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

kindadjectiveUS /kaɪnd/

having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior

From this reading A pretty kind of lover!

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

lovernounUS /ˈlʌvər/

a person who loves someone or is loved by someone

From this reading A pretty kind of lover!

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

mealsnounUS /miːlz/

plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

MICHELONNES

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From this reading THE MICHELONNES.

noonnounUS /nuːn/

the middle of the day

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A pretty kind of lover!

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

pennilessadjectiveUS /ˈpeniləs/

not having enough money to pay for necessities

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

prepareverbUS /priˈper/

make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

prettyadjectiveUS /ˈprɪti/

pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing

From this reading A pretty kind of lover!

respectsnounUS /rɪˈspekts/

(often used with “pay”) a formal expression of esteem

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

Rousille

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

shortlyadverbUS /ˈʃɔːrtli/

for a short time

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

sisternounUS /ˈsɪstər/

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MICHELONNES.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

wardrobenounUS /ˈwɔːrdroʊb/

a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

wentverbUS /went/

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

whereconjunctionUS /wer/

in or at the place that

From this reading A fellow from I don't know where, who would not even have a wardrobe to furnish his house with!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading A girl like Eleonore, who respects herself, would be ashamed to eat her food beside a young woman who could allow a penniless _Boquin_ to make love to her.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Rousille," said her father, as shortly before noon she went into the house to help her sister prepare dinner, "you will not take your meals with us either to-day, or for some days to come.

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