Chapter 11 of Eugenie Grandet is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Eugenie Grandet is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“We-we’ll see about th-that. I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?” “That’s very true.” “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me. This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
Chapter 11 of Eugenie Grandet is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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stick to firmly
From this reading “I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?””
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.””
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.””
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?””
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.””
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ““That’s very true.””
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?””
an affirmative
From this reading “This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.””
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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 This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
(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 “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
stick to firmly
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
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From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
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From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
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From this reading “That’s very true.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “That’s very true.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “That’s very true.”
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From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We-we’ll see about th-that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
which person or people
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
an affirmative
From this reading This is the f-first t-t-time in my life I have b-been obliged to th-th-think--” “Yes, you are not a lawyer.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I c-c-can’t and I w-w-won’t bind myself without--He who c-c-can’t, can’t; don’t you see?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m all p-p-put ab-b-bout by what you’ve t-t-told me.
Chapter 11 of Eugenie Grandet by Honoré de Balzac holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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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