Chapter 5 of Letters of Two Brides is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Letters of Two Brides is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VII. LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT! To be married so soon. But this is unheard of. At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
Chapter 5 of Letters of Two Brides is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “To be married so soon.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
in the near future
From this reading “To be married so soon.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.”
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading “But this is unheard of.”
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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 At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be married so soon.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this is unheard of.
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this is unheard of.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
joined in matrimony
From this reading To be married so soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But this is unheard of.
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From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading To be married so soon.
in the near future
From this reading To be married so soon.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this is unheard of.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
not necessarily inaudible but not heard
From this reading But this is unheard of.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LOUISE DE CHAULIEU TO RENEE DE MAUCOMBE WHAT!
which person or people
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading At the end of a month you become engaged to a man who is a stranger to you, and about whom you know nothing.
Chapter 5 of Letters of Two Brides by Honoré de Balzac holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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