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Manners: A Novel, Vol 2
Manners: A Novel, Vol 2

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Manners: A Novel, Vol 2 is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!
Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?
Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?
LA FONTAINE.
When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.
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Manners: A Novel, Vol 2

Chapter XVI

Chapter 16 of Manners: A Novel, Vol 2 is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!
Line 2
Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?
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Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?
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LA FONTAINE.
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When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

boast verb US /boʊst/

show off

From this reading “When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.”

Dublin noun US /ˈdʌblɪn/

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading “When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.”

encore noun US /ˈɑːnkɔːr/

an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

From this reading “Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!”

fragrant adjective US /ˈfreɪɡrənt/

pleasant-smelling

From this reading “When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.”

mon noun US /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading “Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!”

plus noun US /plʌs/

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading “Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?”

specimens noun US /ˈspesəmənz/

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading “When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.”

temps noun US /temps/

plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

From this reading “Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

most delightful adverb + adjective

In this reading “When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.”

finest fruits adjective + noun counted as “fine fruit”

In this reading “When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.”

boast of verb + particle

In this reading “When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.”

All words in this reading · 53

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

Ah

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

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

Ai-je

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From this reading Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

arrivalnounUS /ərˈaɪvəl/

accomplishment of an objective

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

boastverbUS /boʊst/

show off

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

breakfasting

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From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

charme

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

From this reading Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?

citynounUS /ˈsɪti/

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

coeur

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

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

d'aimer

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

From this reading Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?

delightfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəl/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

DublinnounUS /ˈdʌblɪn/

capital and largest city and major port of the Irish Republic

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

encorenounUS /ˈɑːnkɔːr/

an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

enteredverbUS /ˈentərd/

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

finestadjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəst/

superlative of “fine” — being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

flowersnounUS /ˈflaʊərz/

plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

FONTAINE

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

From this reading LA FONTAINE.

foundverbUS /faʊnd/

set up or found

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

fragrantadjectiveUS /ˈfreɪɡrənt/

pleasant-smelling

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

fruitsnounUS /fruːts/

plural of “fruit” — the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

LAnounUS /lɑː/

a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth

From this reading LA FONTAINE.

ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

lenounUS /lə/

a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)

From this reading Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?

m'arrÍte

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

From this reading Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?

monnounUS /moʊn/

the second day of the week; the first working day

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

NenounUS /niː/

a colorless odorless gaseous element that give a red glow in a vacuum tube; one of the six inert gasses; occurs in the air in small amounts

From this reading Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

osoit

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

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

passÈ

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

From this reading Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?

plusnounUS /plʌs/

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?

presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

qui

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

From this reading Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?

renflammer

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

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

roomnounUS /ruːm/

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

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

sentirai-je

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

From this reading Ne sentirai-je plus de charme qui m'arrÍte?

sinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Ah! si mon coeur osoit encore se renflammer!

specimensnounUS /ˈspesəmənz/

plural of “specimen” — an example regarded as typical of its class

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

tablesnounUS /ˈteɪbəlz/

plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

tempsnounUS /temps/

plural of “temp” — a worker (especially in an office) hired on a temporary basis

From this reading Ai-je passÈ le temps d'aimer?

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading When the ladies entered their breakfasting room the morning after their arrival in Dublin, they found it fragrant with the most delightful flowers; and the tables presented specimens of the finest fruits this city could boast of.

Chapter 16 of Manners: A Novel, Vol 2 by Madame Panache holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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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Chapter 16 holds 90 sentences of Manners: A Novel, Vol 2, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.

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