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Chapter 1 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GAME THAT ENDS BADLY. “Bravo, Sidonie!” “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!” Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her. Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
Chapter 1 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
From this reading “Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.”
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading ““Bravo, Sidonie!””
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading “Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.”
escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading “Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.”
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading ““Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!””
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.”
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading “Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.”
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading “Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.”
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.
In this reading “Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.”
In this reading “Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.”
In this reading “Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.”
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 A GAME THAT ENDS BADLY.
something added to another thing but not an essential part of it
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!”
(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 Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading A GAME THAT ENDS BADLY.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “Bravo, Sidonie!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
escape, either physically or mentally
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A GAME THAT ENDS BADLY.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!”
a boy or man
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading A GAME THAT ENDS BADLY.
a young female
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
of great significance or value
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
someone who doesn't understand what is going on
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
plural of “raspberry” — woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
one who is playfully mischievous
From this reading “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!”
utter in a loud voice; talk in a loud voice (usually denoting characteristic manner of speaking)
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bravo, Sidonie!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sidonie’s right hand clasps an important adjunct of the homely game--a little cluster of red raspberries.
plural of “spectator” — a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A GAME THAT ENDS BADLY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ah, but he escapes her, the scamp!”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
look attentively
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
which person or people
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Thus shout the spectators as they watch a poor young lame girl chase, with all her energy, a young fellow of two and twenty, who makes all possible effort to elude her.
Chapter 1 of Catherine's coquetries by Camille Debans holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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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