Chapter 6 of Frédérique, Vol. 1 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Frédérique, Vol. 1 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I congratulate you; you do business promptly." "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?" "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further." "The one who came here with you?" "No; that was my second protectress."
Chapter 6 of Frédérique, Vol. 1 is here in full — 435 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “"I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “"I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."”
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “"I congratulate you; you do business promptly."”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “"I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."”
with little or no delay
From this reading “"I congratulate you; you do business promptly."”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “"No; that was my second protectress."”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “"I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “"And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."”
In this reading “"The one who came here with you?"”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
any thing at all
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "I congratulate you; you do business promptly."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "The one who came here with you?"
pleasing or delighting
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading "I congratulate you; you do business promptly."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I congratulate you; you do business promptly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
set up or found
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "The one who came here with you?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I congratulate you; you do business promptly."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
engage in
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No; that was my second protectress."
not any; not one
From this reading "No; that was my second protectress."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The one who came here with you?"
with little or no delay
From this reading "I congratulate you; you do business promptly."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; that was my second protectress."
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "No; that was my second protectress."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "No; that was my second protectress."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No; that was my second protectress."
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
during the time that
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
which person or people
From this reading "The one who came here with you?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The one who came here with you?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
but in spite of that
From this reading "I have made the acquaintance of a charming woman; but I don't know yet whether it will go any further."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I congratulate you; you do business promptly."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you--have you found anything to make it worth your while?"
Chapter 6 of Frédérique, Vol. 1 by Paul de Kock holds 435 sentences, grouped into 87 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 435 sentences of Frédérique, Vol. 1, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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