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English Pharisees, French Crocodiles

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

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THE MAL DE MER.
To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!
To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!
The _mal de mer_!
That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!
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English Pharisees, French Crocodiles

Chapter XII · Chapter 12

Chapter 12 of English Pharisees, French Crocodiles is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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THE MAL DE MER.
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To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!
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To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!
/tuː θɪŋk ðæt ðɪs mʌst biː ðə læst ˌɪmˈpreʃən ðæt iːtʃ wʌn teɪks hoʊm wɪð hɪm/
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The _mal de mer_!
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That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

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acquaintance noun US /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading “To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!”

complaint noun US /kəmˈpleɪnt/

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading “That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!”

exchange noun US /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading “To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!”

impression noun US /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading “To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!”

takes noun US /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading “To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!”

twenty-one noun US /ˈtwentiwɔːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading “To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!”

uninteresting adjective US /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

From this reading “That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!”

visits noun US /ˈvɪzɪts/

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading “To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!”

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making acquaintance noun + noun

In this reading “To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!”

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ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

acquaintancenounUS /əˈkweɪntəns/

personal knowledge or information about someone or something

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

awakes

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From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

breastnounUS /brest/

the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

complaintnounUS /kəmˈpleɪnt/

an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

DEnounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading THE MAL DE MER.

eachdeterminerUS /iːtʃ/

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

EnglishnounUS /ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ/

an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

exchangenounUS /ɪksˈtʃeɪndʒ/

chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

impressionnounUS /ˌɪmˈpreʃən/

a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

liveverbUS /laɪv/

be an inhabitant of or reside in

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/

the act that results in something coming to be

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

MAL

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading THE MAL DE MER.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

MER

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From this reading THE MAL DE MER.

milesnounUS /maɪlz/

plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

pitynounUS /ˈpɪti/

a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

takesnounUS /teɪks/

plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE MAL DE MER.

thinkverbUS /θɪŋk/

judge or regard; look upon; judge

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading To think that this must be the last impression that each one takes home with him!

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

ToparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

twenty-onenounUS /ˈtwentiwɔːn/

the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty and one

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

uninterestingadjectiveUS /əˈnɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/

plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading That uninteresting complaint which awakes no pity in the breast of man!

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

worthyadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːr.ði/

Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.

From this reading To think that those worthy French and English people, who only live twenty-one miles from each other, should not be able to exchange visits without first making acquaintance with the _mal de mer_!

Chapter 12 of English Pharisees, French Crocodiles by Max O'Rell holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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