Chapter 19 of Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.) Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee. By no means. Pass me your scissors. Thanks.
Chapter 19 of Monsieur, Madame, and Bébé — Complete is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading “Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.”
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.”
put in effect
From this reading “Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)”
a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
From this reading “MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)”
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading “Pass me your scissors.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “Thanks.”
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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 Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By no means.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
dearly loved
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
an ardent follower and admirer
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
put in effect
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Pass me your scissors.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading By no means.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
a creation created or assembled by needle and thread
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
not any; not one
From this reading By no means.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
go across or through
From this reading Pass me your scissors.
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading Pass me your scissors.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
not in physical motion
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Thanks.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MADAME F-----MADAME H------ (These ladies are seated at needlework as they talk.)
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madame F--For myself, you know, my dear, I fulfil my duties tolerably, still I am not what would be called a devotee.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Pass me your scissors.
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