Chapter 10 of Madame Claire is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Madame Claire is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madame Claire was at her desk, writing. She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it. "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well. How is the phlebitis? No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
Chapter 10 of Madame Claire is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.”
inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
From this reading “How is the phlebitis?”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.”
In this reading “No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
any thing at all
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is the phlebitis?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How is the phlebitis?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
not any; not one
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs)
From this reading How is the phlebitis?
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How is the phlebitis?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
at the time that
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading She was writing to Stephen, and when she did that she gave her whole attention to it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading No one ought to suffer from anything with such a pretty name.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Madame Claire was at her desk, writing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "_I am so sorry you are feeling less well.
Chapter 10 of Madame Claire by Susan Ertz holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 10 holds 41 sentences of Madame Claire, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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