Chapter 15 of Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early! (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six. But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire. (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day. It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.
Chapter 15 of Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “(Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.”
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading “But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “(She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “(She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “(Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.”
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 (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
(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 (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
start firing a weapon
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
one of four equal parts
From this reading (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
be seated
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (Looking at the clock.) A quarter to six.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading (She puts a log on the fire.) I have been thinking of you all day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It is cruel to have to go out in such weather.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madame--Ah! it is so nice of you to come home early!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But how cold you are! your hands are frozen; come and sit by the fire.
Chapter 15 of Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete by Gustave Droz holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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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