Chapter 16 of Father Goriot is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Father Goriot is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She rang the bell. “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant. “Yes, madame.” “I shall take his carriage myself. He can have mine and my horses.
Chapter 16 of Father Goriot is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “She rang the bell.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading ““I shall take his carriage myself.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading ““Yes, madame.””
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading ““Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “He can have mine and my horses.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “She rang the bell.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading ““Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading She rang the bell.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Yes, madame.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He can have mine and my horses.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She rang the bell.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “Are the horses put in for the master?” she asked of the servant.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rang the bell.
carry out
From this reading “I shall take his carriage myself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She rang the bell.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, madame.”
Chapter 16 of Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 16 holds 175 sentences of Father Goriot, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Father Goriot by Honoré de Balzac exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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