Chapter 26 of Mauprat is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of Mauprat is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair. You must have taken it while I went to get a candle. I can’t see it now.” We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found. We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.
Chapter 26 of Mauprat is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.”
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.”
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading ““My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.”
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading “We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.”
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t see it now.”
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
-ing form of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
set up or found
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
a young female
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I can’t see it now.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.
above and across; more than
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
adopted in order to deceive
From this reading We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
past form of “search” — try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I can’t see it now.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We pretended that we needed it, not denying that it was ours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We searched the room thoroughly; the cloak was not to be found.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
during the time that
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “My word, sir,” replied the fat girl, “I put it there, over the arm-chair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must have taken it while I went to get a candle.
Chapter 26 of Mauprat by George Sand holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 26 holds 172 sentences of Mauprat, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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