Chapter 4 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first! Ah, the cunning little coquette! _She_ knows how to make men run after her. JACQUES DE RANDOL Does she do only that? M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
Chapter 4 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “Ah, the cunning little coquette!”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “_She_ knows how to make men run after her.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “_She_ knows how to make men run after her.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.”
except if; if not
From this reading “M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.”
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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 A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
later than; following
From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
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From this reading Ah, the cunning little coquette!
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
From this reading Ah, the cunning little coquette!
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading Ah, the cunning little coquette!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Does she do only that?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Does she do only that?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
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From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
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From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Does she do only that?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ah, the cunning little coquette!
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
engage in
From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
the force of workers available
From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
and nothing more
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Does she do only that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Does she do only that?
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
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From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading JACQUES DE RANDOL Does she do only that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading M. DE SALLUS She is first among the first!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _She_ knows how to make men run after her.
a source of difficulty
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
except if; if not
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading M. DE SALLUS A woman of that sort does not give herself the trouble of making men run after her unless she has some further object in view.
Chapter 4 of Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales by Guy de Maupassant holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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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