Chapter 1 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Andre!" "Yes, monsieur." The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table. "Bring me the _Soir_." Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
Chapter 1 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.”
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Yes, monsieur."”
in the near future
From this reading “Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.”
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading “The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.”
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading “The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.”
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In this reading “The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
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From this reading "Andre!"
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Bring me the _Soir_."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Bring me the _Soir_."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Yes, monsieur."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
in the near future
From this reading Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Andre shot away, and presently returned, paper in hand.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bring me the _Soir_."
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
a person whose occupation is to serve at table (as in a restaurant)
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The little waiter, with anxiety in his smooth, blond face, hurried to the table.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, monsieur."
Chapter 1 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel by John D. (John Daniel) Barry holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 1 holds 423 sentences of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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