Chapter 36 of Cousin Pons is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Cousin Pons is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Agreed--it is all arranged.” “Very well. There is no more to be said. Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre. I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
Chapter 36 of Cousin Pons is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading ““Agreed--it is all arranged.””
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading ““Agreed--it is all arranged.””
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.””
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.”
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading “I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.””
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading “I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.””
the day immediately before today
From this reading “I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.””
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “Agreed--it is all arranged.”
(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 “Agreed--it is all arranged.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “Agreed--it is all arranged.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There is no more to be said.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
divisible by two
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Agreed--it is all arranged.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Agreed--it is all arranged.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is no more to be said.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no more to be said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There is no more to be said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no more to be said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is no more to be said.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Very well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
which person or people
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading I went to look him up yesterday, and he undertook to crush the workman who seemed likely to give us trouble.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Every one is for you in this business, even Gaudissart, the manager of the theatre.
Chapter 36 of Cousin Pons by Honoré de Balzac holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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