Chapter 6 of Bijou is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Bijou is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!" "Too good! You'll have too much of me before long!" "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her. "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
Chapter 6 of Bijou is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.”
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading “"Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “"Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “"Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.”
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In this reading “"Too good!”
In this reading “"That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"”
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anew
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
for the reason that
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You'll have too much of me before long!"
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
the act of departing
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You'll have too much of me before long!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
past form of “introduce” — cause to come to know personally
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading You'll have too much of me before long!"
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You'll have too much of me before long!"
in a joyous manner
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You'll have too much of me before long!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
in the near future
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Never!" she answered, smiling merrily; and then taking Jeanne's hand, she introduced her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Too good!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jeanne Dubuisson--my best friend--whom I shall lose now, because she is going to be married!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That's right," she said pleasantly; "how good of you to come again so soon to see us!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll have too much of me before long!"
Chapter 6 of Bijou by Gyp holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 409 sentences of Bijou, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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