Chapter 32 of Father Goriot is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Father Goriot is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me. I was like one driven out of his senses. For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me. And that was how they both turned me out of the house. “Oh God!
Chapter 32 of Father Goriot is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading ““The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.”
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading ““The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading ““The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “I was like one driven out of his senses.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “I was like one driven out of his senses.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading ““The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.”
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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 For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the two together, not just one
From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Oh God!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
engage in
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh God!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And that was how they both turned me out of the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was like one driven out of his senses.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For a week I did not know what to do; I did not dare to go to see them for fear they should reproach me.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “The next day I went to Delphine for comfort, and what should I do there but make some stupid blunder that made her angry with me.
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