Chapter 16 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She murmured: "But I have no clothes. I have nothing." He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there." The cab rolled along the street. George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
Chapter 16 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “The cab rolled along the street.”
without care or concern
From this reading “He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “She murmured: "But I have no clothes.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “The cab rolled along the street.”
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a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.”
In this reading “The cab rolled along the street.”
In this reading “George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The cab rolled along the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She murmured: "But I have no clothes.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading The cab rolled along the street.
without care or concern
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
clothing in general
From this reading She murmured: "But I have no clothes.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She murmured: "But I have no clothes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She murmured: "But I have no clothes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading She murmured: "But I have no clothes.
not any; not one
From this reading She murmured: "But I have no clothes.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I have nothing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading The cab rolled along the street.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She murmured: "But I have no clothes.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The cab rolled along the street.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The cab rolled along the street.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He smiled carelessly: "Bah! we will arrange all that there."
in the company of; together with
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading George took one of the young girl's hands and began to kiss it slowly and with respect.
Chapter 16 of Bel Ami (A Ladies' Man) — Vol. 6 by Guy de Maupassant holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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