Chapter 22 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice. Madeleine listlessly came to her. ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes. ‘What is it?... Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
Chapter 22 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading “Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.”
in a listless manner
From this reading “Madeleine listlessly came to her.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.”
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 “FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.”
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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 ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Madeleine listlessly came to her.
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
opinion or judgment
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madeleine listlessly came to her.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘What is it?...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘What is it?...
in a listless manner
From this reading Madeleine listlessly came to her.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
information about recent and important events
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madeleine listlessly came to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading FRESH HOPE One afternoon Madame Troqueville called Madeleine in an eager voice.
in a weary manner
From this reading Doubtless some one has invited us to a Comedy,’ she said wearily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading ‘What is it?...
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘I have a piece of news for you,’ she said, looking at her with smiling eyes.
Chapter 22 of Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists by Hope Mirrlees holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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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