Chapter 16 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN. "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected? You took Mam'selle Josephine to the _Opera Comique. Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius. Our fair friend was out of her element.
Chapter 16 of In the Days of My Youth: A Novel is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.”
an abstract part of something
From this reading “Our fair friend was out of her element.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “"But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.”
attach to a support
From this reading “Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.”
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.”
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading “Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
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From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
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From this reading You took Mam'selle Josephine to the _Opera Comique.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
dearly loved
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
an abstract part of something
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
a boy or man
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You took Mam'selle Josephine to the _Opera Comique.
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You took Mam'selle Josephine to the _Opera Comique.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
attach to a support
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading You took Mam'selle Josephine to the _Opera Comique.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HIGH ART IN THE QUARTIER LATIN.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You took Mam'selle Josephine to the _Opera Comique.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading You took Mam'selle Josephine to the _Opera Comique.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
a volcano in southwestern Italy on the Mediterranean coast; a Plinian eruption in 79 AD buried Pompeii and killed Pliny the Elder; last erupted in 1944
From this reading Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our fair friend was out of her element.
(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 Eh bien!_ you might as well have taken an oyster up Mount Vesuvius.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But, my dear fellow, what else could you have expected?
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