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Barbara Rebell

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Barbara Rebell is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"
COMTESSE DIANE.
"Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?
I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"
Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.
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Barbara Rebell

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Barbara Rebell is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"
Line 2
COMTESSE DIANE.
Line 3
"Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?
Line 4
I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"
Line 5
Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.

Learner Dictionary

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.

aside adverb US /əˈsaɪd/

on or to one side

From this reading “I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"”

horrid adjective US /ˈhɔːrəd/

exceedingly bad

From this reading “I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"”

introduce verb US /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/

cause to come to know personally

From this reading “"Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?”

James noun US /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading “Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.”

Marshall noun US /ˈmɑːrʃəl/

United States actor (1914-1998)

From this reading “Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.”

mon noun US /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “"Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"”

pour verb US /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading “"Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"”

talking noun US /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading “"Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

old man adjective + noun

a man who is very old

In this reading “I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"”

All words in this reading · 59

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alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

asideadverbUS /əˈsaɪd/

on or to one side

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

askverbUS /æsk/

make a request or demand for something to somebody

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

Berwick

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From this reading Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.

cher

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From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

coeur

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From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

COMTESSE

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From this reading COMTESSE DIANE.

coûtez

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From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

Daman

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From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

DIANE

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From this reading COMTESSE DIANE.

don't

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From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/

the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

horridadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːrəd/

exceedingly bad

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

introduceverbUS /ˌɪntrəˈduːs/

cause to come to know personally

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

JamesnounUS /dʒeɪmz/

a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)

From this reading Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

Louise

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From this reading Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

MarshallnounUS /ˈmɑːrʃəl/

United States actor (1914-1998)

From this reading Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

monnounUS /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

MrnounUS /ˈmɪstər/

a form of address for a man

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

plaisirs

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

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

pourverbUS /pɔːr/

cause to run

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

Que

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

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/

having a supporting base

From this reading Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

talkingnounUS /ˈtɔːkɪŋ/

an exchange of ideas via conversation

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

vos

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

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

vous

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

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Louise Marshall was standing before James Berwick.

whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/

during the time that

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

whompronounUS /huːm/

the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I have something I very much want to ask her, and I don't wish to say it before that horrid old man, so will you take him aside while I speak to her?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Will you please introduce me to the lady with whom Mr. Daman has been talking all the evening?

ô

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

From this reading "Que vous me coûtez cher, ô mon coeur, pour vos plaisirs!"

Chapter 13 of Barbara Rebell by Marie Belloc Lowndes holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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