Chapter 19 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CATHERINE’S LAST WORDS. Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried. L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine. “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.” “Me?” asked Bruno, turning pale.
Chapter 19 of Catherine's coquetries is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading ““Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.””
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “CATHERINE’S LAST WORDS.”
possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading “L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.”
a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
From this reading “Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading ““Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.””
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading ““Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.””
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.
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In this reading “Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.”
In this reading “CATHERINE’S LAST WORDS.”
In this reading ““Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Me?” asked Bruno, turning pale.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
German pope from 1049 to 1054 whose papacy was the beginning of papal reforms in the 11th century (1002-1054)
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
placed in a grave
From this reading Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading CATHERINE’S LAST WORDS.
a tract of land used for burials
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
a small house with a single story
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
being eight more than forty
From this reading Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.
a person employed to take care of game and wildlife
From this reading Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
immediately past
From this reading CATHERINE’S LAST WORDS.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.
the act of departing
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Me?” asked Bruno, turning pale.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “Me?” asked Bruno, turning pale.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Me?” asked Bruno, turning pale.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Forty-eight hours later the gamekeeper was buried.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading L’Ours, leaving the cemetery with Sidonie, passed the cottage of Mother Mathurine.
the words that are spoken
From this reading CATHERINE’S LAST WORDS.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Bruno,” said he, stopping at the gate, “Madame Catherine wishes to see you.”
Chapter 19 of Catherine's coquetries by Camille Debans holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 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 19 holds 94 sentences of Catherine's coquetries, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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