Chapter 7 of Le Cocu (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XVIII) is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Le Cocu (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XVIII) is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Verses at a wedding! You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs. At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud: “You are pale, Armide! Don’t you feel well, my child?”
Chapter 7 of Le Cocu (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XVIII) is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading “At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.”
educate for a future role or function
From this reading “You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.”
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading “You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.”
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading “You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:”
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading ““Verses at a wedding!”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading ““Verses at a wedding!”
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.
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In this reading “At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:”
In this reading “You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.”
In this reading “You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.”
In this reading “You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Verses at a wedding!
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are pale, Armide!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You are pale, Armide!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Verses at a wedding!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:
next to; at the side of
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
cause to be bored
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Don’t you feel well, my child?”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don’t you feel well, my child?”
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Don’t you feel well, my child?”
educate for a future role or function
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:
go away from a place
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
plural of “mus” — type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Don’t you feel well, my child?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “You are pale, Armide!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading At the same instant Madame de Beausire shrieked aloud:
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
not in physical motion
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
plural of “verse” — literature in metrical form
From this reading “Verses at a wedding!
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “Verses at a wedding!
(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 Don’t you feel well, my child?”
which person or people
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You should leave that to the Almanach des Muses,” said the tall cousin, who sat beside me, and who still bore the groom a grudge on account of his fall on the stairs.
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