Chapter 2 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
No, possibly half an hour. M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not? Time seems to fly when you are with him. MME. DE SALLUS What do you mean by an hour and a half?
Chapter 2 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Time seems to fly when you are with him.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “No, possibly half an hour.”
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “No, possibly half an hour.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “DE SALLUS What do you mean by an hour and a half?”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?”
by chance
From this reading “No, possibly half an hour.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Time seems to fly when you are with him.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading No, possibly half an hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading DE SALLUS What do you mean by an hour and a half?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading DE SALLUS What do you mean by an hour and a half?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading No, possibly half an hour.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading No, possibly half an hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading DE SALLUS What do you mean by an hour and a half?
in a meditative manner
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MME.
not any; not one
From this reading No, possibly half an hour.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
by chance
From this reading No, possibly half an hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading DE SALLUS What do you mean by an hour and a half?
at the time that
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading M. DE SALLUS [_meditatively_] Half an hour plus a whole hour makes an hour and a half, does it not?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Time seems to fly when you are with him.
Chapter 2 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 2 holds 428 sentences of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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