Chapter 15 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’ll call around,” said Bovary. “No, no! I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.” “Ah! very good! I thank you.”
Chapter 15 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 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.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading ““I’ll call around,” said Bovary.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ““I’ll call around,” said Bovary.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.””
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading “I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.””
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading ““Ah! very good!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ““I’ll call around,” said Bovary.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.””
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “I thank you.””
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From this reading “Ah! very good!
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading “I’ll call around,” said Bovary.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll call around,” said Bovary.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I’ll call around,” said Bovary.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
suited to your comfort or purpose or needs
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Ah! very good!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thank you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ll call around,” said Bovary.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, no!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’ll call around,” said Bovary.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading I thank you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
precisely as stated
From this reading “Ah! very good!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I’ll send him to you; we’ll come; that will be more convenient for you.”
Chapter 15 of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert holds 177 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.
Chapter 15 holds 177 sentences of Madame Bovary, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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