Chapter 8 of International Short Stories: French is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of International Short Stories: French is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails. "I don't sell milk," she replied. "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired. Can we not get something to drink?" The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
Chapter 8 of International Short Stories: French is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading “The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.”
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “"I don't sell milk," she replied.”
plural of “pail” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading “She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.”
a country person
From this reading “The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.”
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.”
needing moisture
From this reading “"We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.”
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later than; following
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can we not get something to drink?"
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't sell milk," she replied.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
take in liquids
From this reading Can we not get something to drink?"
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Can we not get something to drink?"
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't sell milk," she replied.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading "I don't sell milk," she replied.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Can we not get something to drink?"
plural of “pail” — a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
a country person
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I don't sell milk," she replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "I don't sell milk," she replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Can we not get something to drink?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
needing moisture
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can we not get something to drink?"
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
precisely as stated
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We are very thirsty," he said, "and madame is very tired.
at the time that
From this reading She was grumbling when she reappeared in the door, after putting down her pails.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The peasant woman gave them an uneasy and cunning glance and then she made up her mind.
Chapter 8 of International Short Stories: French by Francis J. (Francis Joseph) [Compiler] Reynolds holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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