Chapter 7 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him. He began to feel very nervous. He drank a glass of water and went to bed. As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes. He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
Chapter 7 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading “As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.”
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.”
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading “He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “He drank a glass of water and went to bed.”
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.”
easily agitated
From this reading “He began to feel very nervous.”
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.”
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.
change from a waking to a sleeping state
In this reading “He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.”
In this reading “He drank a glass of water and went to bed.”
In this reading “He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.”
melt, break, or become otherwise unusable
In this reading “As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.”
In this reading “The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.”
In this reading “He began to feel very nervous.”
In this reading “As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.”
In this reading “The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.”
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 He drank a glass of water and went to bed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading He drank a glass of water and went to bed.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He began to feel very nervous.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
sleep lightly or for a short period of time
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading He drank a glass of water and went to bed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He began to feel very nervous.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He drank a glass of water and went to bed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
easily agitated
From this reading He began to feel very nervous.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
shake, as from cold
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He began to feel very nervous.
precisely as stated
From this reading He began to feel very nervous.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The sound of his own voice made him shudder, and he glanced about him.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading He was warm between the sheets, though it was very cold in his room, but he could not manage to doze off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As soon as he was in bed he blew out his candle and closed his eyes.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading He drank a glass of water and went to bed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He drank a glass of water and went to bed.
Chapter 7 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 by Guy de Maupassant holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 7 holds 420 sentences of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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