Chapter 4 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What, madame! isn't she here?" "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!" "But where shall I go to find her?" "Try at her aunts'." "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
Chapter 4 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 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.
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Try at her aunts'."”
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading “"No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"”
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “"I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"What, madame! isn't she here?"”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"”
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading “"No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “"I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.”
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “"Try at her aunts'."”
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.
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.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Try at her aunts'."
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Try at her aunts'."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
plural of “break” — some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But where shall I go to find her?"
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "But where shall I go to find her?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "But where shall I go to find her?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But where shall I go to find her?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "What, madame! isn't she here?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But where shall I go to find her?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What, madame! isn't she here?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "What, madame! isn't she here?"
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
clean with hard rubbing
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "But where shall I go to find her?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What, madame! isn't she here?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "No, monsieur.--It breaks my back to scrub this!"
make an effort or attempt
From this reading "Try at her aunts'."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What, madame! isn't she here?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "But where shall I go to find her?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have already seen six of them, counting you, madame.
Chapter 4 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 by Paul de Kock holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 413 sentences of Frédérique, Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 by Paul de Kock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 83 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 4 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
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