Chapter 9 of Eugenie Grandet is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Eugenie Grandet is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yes, little one.” That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy. “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?” “Yes, Mademoiselle Grandet.” “Then, father, you can easily help Charles.”
Chapter 9 of Eugenie Grandet is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading “That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading ““Then, father, you can easily help Charles.””
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading ““Then, father, you can easily help Charles.””
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading ““Yes, Mademoiselle Grandet.””
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading ““Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?””
plural of “sou” — a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading ““Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?””
an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
From this reading “That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.”
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concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Then, father, you can easily help Charles.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Then, father, you can easily help Charles.”
a female human offspring
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Then, father, you can easily help Charles.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Then, father, you can easily help Charles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes, Mademoiselle Grandet.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Then, father, you can easily help Charles.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
ten 10s
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “Yes, little one.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “Yes, Mademoiselle Grandet.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Yes, little one.”
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
plural of “sou” — a former French coin of low denomination; often used of any small amount of money
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Then that makes two hundred thousand pieces of twenty sous each?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That term applied to his daughter was the superlative expression of the old miser’s joy.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, little one.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then, father, you can easily help Charles.”
Chapter 9 of Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 9 holds 178 sentences of Eugenie Grandet, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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