Chapter 10 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She seemed not to hear him. And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish. But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.” She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest. “Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.”
Chapter 10 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.”
a local church community
From this reading “And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.”
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading “She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading ““Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.””
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading ““Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.””
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.””
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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 But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
superlative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She seemed not to hear him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She seemed not to hear him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
not any; not one
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She seemed not to hear him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
a local church community
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed not to hear him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed not to hear him.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.”
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She seemed not to hear him.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She fixed her pleading eyes upon the priest.
precisely as stated
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And he went on-- “Always very busy, no doubt; for he and I are certainly the busiest people in the parish.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he is doctor of the body,” he added with a thick laugh, “and I of the soul.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes,” she said, “you solace all sorrows.”
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