Chapter 5 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late. And we must be at least four miles from the house. How heavy that pannier! A good catch, certainly. But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
Chapter 5 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “A good catch, certainly.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “A good catch, certainly.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “How heavy that pannier!”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “And we must be at least four miles from the house.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
From this reading “How heavy that pannier!”
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 “And we must be at least four miles from the house.”
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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 A good catch, certainly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading A good catch, certainly.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading A good catch, certainly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A good catch, certainly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading How heavy that pannier!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How heavy that pannier!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
not any; not one
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
either of a pair of bags or boxes hung over the rear wheel of a vehicle (as a bicycle)
From this reading How heavy that pannier!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Mon Dieu,_" he said to himself, "I had no idea that it was so late.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And we must be at least four miles from the house.
in or at the place that
From this reading But where is my poor Jean Baptiste?
Chapter 5 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada by James Edward Le Rossignol holds 405 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.
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