Chapter 15 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?" "Yes, monsieur." "In a week, I shall be your husband." "Yes, monsieur." "Does the prospect please you?"
Chapter 15 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"In a week, I shall be your husband."”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “"You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Yes, monsieur."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Does the prospect please you?"”
the possibility of future success
From this reading “"Does the prospect please you?"”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"In a week, I shall be your husband."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, monsieur."”
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.
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 "In a week, I shall be your husband."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Does the prospect please you?"
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "In a week, I shall be your husband."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "In a week, I shall be your husband."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "In a week, I shall be your husband."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
joined in matrimony
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Yes, monsieur."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Does the prospect please you?"
the possibility of future success
From this reading "Does the prospect please you?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "In a week, I shall be your husband."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Does the prospect please you?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "In a week, I shall be your husband."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, monsieur."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You know, mademoiselle, that we are to be married?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "In a week, I shall be your husband."
Chapter 15 of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI) by Paul de Kock holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 15 holds 416 sentences of My Neighbor Raymond (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XI), unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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