Chapter 4 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“They will be the death of me!” was his lament. “Not a man among them! It wasn't so in the old times. Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen! But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
Chapter 4 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!”
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!”
express grief verbally
From this reading ““They will be the death of me!” was his lament.”
plural of “skunk” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading “But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “It wasn't so in the old times.”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!”
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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 “Not a man among them!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “Not a man among them!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!
according with custom or propriety
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
plural of “hare” — swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It wasn't so in the old times.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't so in the old times.
express grief verbally
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Not a man among them!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not a man among them!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It wasn't so in the old times.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!
plural of “skunk” — a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It wasn't so in the old times.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such beautiful reisaks as I have seen!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Not a man among them!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It wasn't so in the old times.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It wasn't so in the old times.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “They will be the death of me!” was his lament.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading But the people are becoming women,--hares,--chickens,--skunks!
Chapter 4 of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home by Bayard Taylor holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 164 sentences of Beauty and the Beast, and Tales of Home, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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