Chapter 15 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is she married?" "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married! She's a kept woman, that's the whole story." "Ah! she's a kept woman. At all events, she is kept handsomely.
Chapter 15 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 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 “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “"Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “At all events, she is kept handsomely.”
in an attractively handsome manner
From this reading “At all events, she is kept handsomely.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"Is she married?"”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."”
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 “She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."”
In this reading “At all events, she is kept handsomely.”
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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 She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! she's a kept woman.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading At all events, she is kept handsomely.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events, she is kept handsomely.
plural of “creature” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading At all events, she is kept handsomely.
at any time
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
in an attractively handsome manner
From this reading At all events, she is kept handsomely.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she married?"
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."
joined in matrimony
From this reading "Is she married?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is she married?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Married? the deuce! never!--As if those creatures ever married!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She's a kept woman, that's the whole story."
Chapter 15 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 by Paul de Kock holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 15 holds 401 sentences of Frédérique, Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Frédérique, Vol. 2 by Paul de Kock exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 81 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 81 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 15 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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How to work through Frédérique, Vol. 2 section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Frédérique, Vol. 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
