Chapter 24 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!” He understood the hint and took up his hat. “It has even made me forget the theatre. And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that. Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
Chapter 24 of Madame Bovary is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading ““Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!””
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““It has even made me forget the theatre.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “He understood the hint and took up his hat.”
an indirect suggestion
From this reading “He understood the hint and took up his hat.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.””
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading ““It has even made me forget the theatre.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “He understood the hint and took up his hat.”
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From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.
click repeatedly or uncontrollably
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.
divisible by two
From this reading “It has even made me forget the theatre.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “It has even made me forget the theatre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It has even made me forget the theatre.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.
an indirect suggestion
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “It has even made me forget the theatre.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “It has even made me forget the theatre.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
carry out
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And poor Bovary has left me here especially for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “It has even made me forget the theatre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He understood the hint and took up his hat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Ah! how late it is!” she said; “how we do chatter!”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Monsieur Lormeaux, of the Rue Grand-Pont, was to take me and his wife.”
Chapter 24 of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 24 holds 169 sentences of Madame Bovary, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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