Chapter 6 of Bébée is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VI
Chapter 6 of Bébée is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone. It was market day; there were many strangers. Flowers were in demand. The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag. The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
Chapter 6 of Bébée is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading “All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.”
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading “The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.”
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading “The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.”
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading “It was market day; there were many strangers.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.”
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading “The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “It was market day; there were many strangers.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
(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 All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
a person who makes or repairs shoes
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
a ductile malleable reddish-brown corrosion-resistant diamagnetic metallic element; occurs in various minerals but is the only metal that occurs abundantly in large masses; used as an electrical and thermal conductor
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Flowers were in demand.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Flowers were in demand.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Flowers were in demand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
an angry dispute
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
the sound of a bell ringing
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The copper pieces were ringing against one another all the hours through in her leathern bag.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was market day; there were many strangers.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The cobbler was in such good humor that he forgot to quarrel with his wife.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading All the next day she sat under the yellow awning, but she sat alone.
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