Chapter 6 of Father Goriot is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Father Goriot is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.” “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.” “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official. “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon. “Corn-el.”
Chapter 6 of Father Goriot is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ““Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.”
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading ““Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.””
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading ““Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.”
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading ““Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.””
a person who makes things
From this reading ““Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.””
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
having official authority or sanction
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
obtain a patent for
From this reading ““Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.””
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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 “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
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From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Corn-el.”
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From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
engage in
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
a person who makes things
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
having official authority or sanction
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
carry out
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
a special situation
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
pasta in strings thinner than spaghetti
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Never mind him,” said the artist; “he does that sort of thing to delude us into thinking that he was a vermicelli maker.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Corn _what_?” asked Bianchon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Take out a patent for it, then,” cried the Museum official; “you would make a handsome fortune.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Your nose is a corn-sampler, it appears?” inquired the official.
Chapter 6 of Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac holds 159 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.
Chapter 6 holds 159 sentences of Father Goriot, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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