Mal Moulée: A Novel

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ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.

Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.

"Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

"Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

"I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

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Chapter 14 of Mal Moulée: A Novel is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN. Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her. "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue. "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_. "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

Mal Moulée: A Novel

Chapter XIV

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ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.

/wʌn mæn ənd wʌn ˈwʊmən/

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"Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

/ˈevriθɪŋ ɪz dʌn bʌt ðə ˈdʌstɪŋ ʌv ðɪs ruːm ˈmædəm ʃiː sed ɪn hɜːr ˈneɪtɪv tʌŋ/

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"Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

Line 5

"I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

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accent noun US /əkˈsent/

distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading “"Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.”

apartments noun US /əˈpɑːrtmənts/

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

From this reading “Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.”

boudoir noun US /ˈbuːdɔɪr/

a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

From this reading “"Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.”

consisted verb US /kənˈsɪstəd/

past form of “consist” — originate

dine verb US /daɪn/

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading “"I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."”

dusting verb US /ˈdʌstɪŋ/

-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from

From this reading “"Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.”

Parisian adjective US /pərˈɪʒən/

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading “"Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.”

reverie noun US /ˈrevəri/

absentminded dreaming while awake

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native tongue adjective + noun

In this reading “"Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.”

consisted of verb + particle counted as “consist of”

In this reading “Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.”

appeared before verb + particle counted as “appear before”

sit in verb + particle

attend as a visitor

In this reading “"Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Sitting in her bijou apartments, which consisted of a handsome "Flat" in a quiet and respectable portion of New York, Dolores seemed lost in pleasant reverie, when her little French maid, Lorette, appeared before her.

accentnounUS /əkˈsent/

distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.

answeredverbUS /ˈænsərd/

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

apartmentsnounUS /əˈpɑːrtmənts/

plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house

appearedverbUS /əˈpɪrd/

past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

bijounoun

a small and delicately worked piece

boudoirnounUS /ˈbuːdɔɪr/

a lady's bedroom or private sitting room

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

consistedverbUS /kənˈsɪstəd/

past form of “consist” — originate

dineverbUS /daɪn/

have supper; eat dinner

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

Dolores

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doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

dustingverbUS /ˈdʌstɪŋ/

-ing form of “dust” — remove the dust from

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

EverythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/

all things; all of a situation

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

fineadjectiveUS /faɪn/

being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

finishverbUS /ˈfɪnɪʃ/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

FlatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

handsomeadjectiveUS /ˈhænsəm/

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

Lorette

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lostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

maidnounUS /meɪd/

a female domestic

MANnounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.

MonsieurnounUS /məˈsjɜːr/

used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

nativeadjectiveUS /ˈneɪtɪv/

characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

neednounUS /niːd/

a condition requiring relief

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

née

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

ONEpronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

ParisianadjectiveUS /pərˈɪʒən/

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

pleasantadjectiveUS /ˈplezənt/

affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings

portionnounUS /ˈpɔːrʃən/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/

characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

respectableadjectiveUS /rɪˈspektəbəl/

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

reverienounUS /ˈrevəri/

absentminded dreaming while awake

roomnounUS /ruːm/

an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

sitverbUS /sɪt/

be seated

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

SittingnounUS /ˈsɪtɪŋ/

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

speakingnounUS /ˈspiːkɪŋ/

the utterance of intelligible speech

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

to-day

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

to-morrow

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "I will finish dusting, and as I am to dine out with Monsieur to-day, you need not return before to-morrow."

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading "Everything is done but the dusting of this room, Madame," she said, in her native tongue.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

WOMANnounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading ONE MAN AND ONE WOMAN.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Will Madame sit in the boudoir now--" "No, Lorette, you can go," Dolores answered, speaking French with as fine an accent as the Parisian _née_.

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