Chapter 7 of Honorine is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Honorine is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears. ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’ “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’ “‘Certainly I have!’ “‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.
Chapter 7 of Honorine is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading ““‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’”
a feast day and the seven days following it
From this reading ““‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading ““‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’”
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading ““‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading ““‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading ““‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading ““‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.
not any; not one
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
a feast day and the seven days following it
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
express in words
From this reading “‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.
precisely as stated
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
(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 “‘Well, then, tell them to me; tell them to my uncle.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘He forces me to it; I will go where no one certainly will come after me.’
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “‘I will go!’ she cried through her tears.
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “‘What,’ I said, ‘you would kill yourself?--Madame, you must have some very powerful reasons for not wishing to return to Comte Octave.’
Chapter 7 of Honorine by Honoré de Balzac holds 161 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 7 holds 161 sentences of Honorine, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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