Chapter 2 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother. "Blanche is too modest," she said. "She's had a great many things happen to her." "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?" "Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.
Chapter 2 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “"Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.”
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading “"Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.”
come to pass
From this reading “"She's had a great many things happen to her."”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"”
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading “"Blanche is too modest," she said.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.”
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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In this reading “"She's had a great many things happen to her."”
In this reading “"Blanche is too modest," she said.”
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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 "She's had a great many things happen to her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Blanche is too modest," she said.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.
a travelling company of entertainers; including trained animals
From this reading "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
at any time
From this reading "Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "She's had a great many things happen to her."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She's had a great many things happen to her."
come to pass
From this reading "She's had a great many things happen to her."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "She's had a great many things happen to her."
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Blanche is too modest," she said.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "She's had a great many things happen to her."
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading "Blanche is too modest," she said.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Blanche is too modest," she said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Blanche is too modest," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's had a great many things happen to her."
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "She's had a great many things happen to her."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Durand's familiarity, however, seemed to please the acrobat's mother.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Blanche is too modest," she said.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, ever since she was a child," her mother answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you always been in the circus, Mademoiselle?"
Chapter 2 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel by John D. (John Daniel) Barry holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 420 sentences of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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