Chapter 10 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother." "That old miser. What does he want?" "His money." "His money?
Chapter 10 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 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.
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading “"That old miser.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"His money."”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother."”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “"That old miser.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What does he want?"”
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 “"That old miser.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What does he want?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What does he want?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "His money."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother."
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading "That old miser.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "His money."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is Bonhomme Laroche, my mother."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "That old miser.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That old miser.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading What does he want?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What does he want?"
Chapter 10 of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada by James Edward Le Rossignol holds 403 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.
Chapter 10 holds 403 sentences of Jean Baptiste: A Story of French Canada, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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