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Chapter 5 of Louisiana Lou A Western Story is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HEADS! I WIN! De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle. "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained. Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
Chapter 5 of Louisiana Lou A Western Story is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading “Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.”
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading “Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.”
high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
From this reading “De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.”
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading “Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.”
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading “De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.”
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.”
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having the wind against the forward side of the sails
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
equally
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained.
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading HEADS!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I WIN!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
absolutely essential
From this reading "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Mademoiselle's astounding revelation and the metallic earnestness of murder in her voice alike took him aback.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
be the winner in a contest or competition; be victorious
From this reading I WIN!
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading De Launay turned and called the waiter, ordering cognac for himself and light wine for mademoiselle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have rendered it necessary, mademoiselle," he explained.
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