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Chapter 10 of Madame X: A Story of Mother-Love is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him. "Well! How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand. "By heaven! You've put on flesh, haven't you?"
Chapter 10 of Madame X: A Story of Mother-Love is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading “THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.”
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading “THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.”
in an effusive manner
From this reading “THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.”
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading “How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.”
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading “You've put on flesh, haven't you?"”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.”
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading “THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.”
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.
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put clothing on one's body
In this reading “You've put on flesh, haven't you?"”
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
a person who enjoys taking risks
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
Difficulties; misfortune and hardship faced with courage.
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By heaven!
in a hearty manner
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
dearly loved
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
in an effusive manner
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water; was believed to be the substance composing all heavenly bodies
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading You've put on flesh, haven't you?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've put on flesh, haven't you?"
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "By heaven!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
the act of retaining something
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
come together
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You've put on flesh, haven't you?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You've put on flesh, haven't you?"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
plural of “use” — the act of using
From this reading THE USES OF ADVERSITY "My dear Laroque!" exclaimed M. Perissard, effusively holding out his hand as the adventurer advanced to meet him.
(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 "Well!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How are you, monsieur?" returned the ether, cordially shaking his hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've put on flesh, haven't you?"
Chapter 10 of Madame X: A Story of Mother-Love by J. W. McConaughy holds 119 sentences, grouped into 24 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.
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