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Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life
Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life

Chapter I

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+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"
Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.
"Out, I say!"
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Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
/ˈɑːbviəs ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl ˈerərz hæv bɪn kərˈektəd/
Line 2
For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.
/fɔːr ə kəmˈpliːt lɪst pliːz siː ðə end ʌv ðɪs ˈdɑːkjəment/
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| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"
Line 4
Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.
Line 5
"Out, I say!"
/aʊt aɪ seɪ/

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.

admonition noun US /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading “Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.”

corrected adjective US /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

document noun US /ˈdɑːkjəment/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading “For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.”

errors noun US /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

Obvious adjective US /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

Philadelphia noun US /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading “| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"”

typographical adjective US /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading “+-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.”

vigorous adjective US /ˈvɪɡərəs/

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading “Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.”

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.

Get along verb + particle

proceed or get along

In this reading “| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"”

little beast adjective + noun

In this reading “| | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"”

blow from verb + particle

In this reading “Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.”

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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.

adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/

having companions or an escort

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

admonitionnounUS /ˌædməˈnɪʃən/

cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger or other unpleasantness)

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

BnounUS /biː/

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

beastnounUS /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

blowverbUS /bloʊ/

exhale hard

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

completeverbUS /kəmˈpliːt/

come or bring to a finish or an end

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/

having something undesirable neutralized

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

endnounUS /end/

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/

plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

GetverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

heavyadjectiveUS /ˈhevi/

of comparatively great physical weight or density

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading "Out, I say!"

JnounUS /dʒeɪ/

a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

Lippincott

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

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

listverbUS /lɪst/

give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

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

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/

easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

OutadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading "Out, I say!"

PhiladelphianounUS /ˌfɪləˈdelfiə/

the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

pleaseverbUS /pliːz/

give pleasure to or be pleasing to

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

Podvin

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

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

PrintedverbUS /ˈprɪntɪd/

past form of “print” — put into print

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading "Out, I say!"

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading For | | a complete list, please see the end of this document.

typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/

relating to or occurring or used in typography

From this reading +-----------------------------------------------------------+ | | | | | Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.

UnounUS /juː/

a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

vigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/

characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Madame Podvin accompanied her admonition with a vigorous blow from her heavy hand.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading | | | +-----------------------------------------------------------+ _Printed by J. B Lippincott Company, Philadelphia, U.S.A._ "Get along, you little beast!"

Chapter 1 of Mlle. Fouchette: A Novel of French Life by Charles Theodore Murray holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 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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