Chapter 8 of Celibates is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Celibates is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.' 'The people at Fontainebleau?' 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy. They're at Fontainebleau for the season. M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
Chapter 8 of Celibates is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'”
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading “'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “M. Delacour has taken the hunting.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “They're at Fontainebleau for the season.”
a political advocate of socialism
From this reading “'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
someone authorized to exercise the powers of sheriff in emergencies
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading They're at Fontainebleau for the season.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
a political advocate of socialism
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading M. Delacour has taken the hunting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'The people at Fontainebleau?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're at Fontainebleau for the season.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading 'That's Madame Delacour's carriage, she is waiting for Mildred and Morton.'
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, the wife of the great Socialist Deputy.
Chapter 8 of Celibates by George Moore holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 8 holds 405 sentences of Celibates, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Celibates by George Moore exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 405 sentences, grouped into 81 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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