Chapter 2 of Monsieur Cherami is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Monsieur Cherami is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you." "There is no danger on this little trip." "A lovely woman is always in danger. All the men are tempted to carry her off. They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
Chapter 2 of Monsieur Cherami is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “"The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “"The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"A lovely woman is always in danger.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “"The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “All the men are tempted to carry her off.”
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading “"There is no danger on this little trip."”
be the cause or source of
From this reading “They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.”
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.
In this reading “"A lovely woman is always in danger.”
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
In this reading “"The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."”
In this reading “"A lovely woman is always in danger.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A lovely woman is always in danger.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the men are tempted to carry her off.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "A lovely woman is always in danger.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading All the men are tempted to carry her off.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading All the men are tempted to carry her off.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "A lovely woman is always in danger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "A lovely woman is always in danger.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
the force of workers available
From this reading All the men are tempted to carry her off.
not any; not one
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading All the men are tempted to carry her off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading All the men are tempted to carry her off.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading "There is no danger on this little trip."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "A lovely woman is always in danger.
be the cause or source of
From this reading They don't always yield to the temptation, but they feel it, I promise you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The party'll be complete, then; but, meanwhile, you are without an escort to give you his arm, to look out for you."
Chapter 2 of Monsieur Cherami by Paul de Kock holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 406 sentences of Monsieur Cherami, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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