Chapter 9 of Honorine is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Honorine is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said. “‘I submitted without saying a word. “‘“Is she making an experiment?” I asked myself as I left her. On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
Chapter 9 of Honorine is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading ““‘“Is she making an experiment?””
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading ““‘“Is she making an experiment?””
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.””
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading ““‘I submitted without saying a word.”
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading ““‘I submitted without saying a word.”
feeling self-importance
From this reading “On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.””
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.””
be the cause or source of
From this reading “On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.””
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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 “‘I submitted without saying a word.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the act of conducting a controlled test or investigation
From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading “‘“Is she making an experiment?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I asked myself as I left her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
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From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
feeling self-importance
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “‘“Why not live always as we are?” she said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “‘I submitted without saying a word.
be the cause or source of
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading On my way from my own house to the Rue Saint-Maur thoughts of love had swelled in my heart, and I had said to myself, like a young man, “This evening she will yield.”
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