Chapter 12 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers." "For the very same reason! They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed." "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet." "With you, Mamzelle Georgette?"
Chapter 12 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “chunk” — a compact mass
From this reading “"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading “"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."”
a thin silk dress material
From this reading “"With you, Mamzelle Georgette?"”
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading “"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."”
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading “"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."”
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading “"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."”
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 “"For the very same reason!”
In this reading “"My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."”
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.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
plural of “chunk” — a compact mass
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
take in solid food
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
a quad with a square body
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For the very same reason!
a thin silk dress material
From this reading "With you, Mamzelle Georgette?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "With you, Mamzelle Georgette?"
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet."
participate in games or sport
From this reading "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet."
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading "For the very same reason!
Identical; not different.
From this reading "For the very same reason!
cut with a saw
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
woolly usually horned ruminant mammal related to the goat
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
a terrorist organization in Sri Lanka that began in 1970 as a student protest over the limited university access for Tamil students
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
displeasing to the senses
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
precisely as stated
From this reading "For the very same reason!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading They're afraid of 'em, so they must keep 'em well fed."
during the time that
From this reading "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With you, Mamzelle Georgette?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You must go to the play while you're in Paris, Colinet."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My sheep don't always find enough to eat in the fields; but I saw them give great big chunks of meat to your ugly tigers."
Chapter 12 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 by Paul de Kock holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 12 holds 424 sentences of Frédérique, Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 12 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 by Paul de Kock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 85 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.
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