Chapter 4 of Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFESSION. Dark and gloomy spectacle. In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child. An old piece of sheet covered it. Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
Chapter 4 of Mysteries of Paris — Volume 02 is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 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.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “CONFESSION.”
the dead body of a human being
From this reading “In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.”
unpleasantly
From this reading “Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.”
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “An old piece of sheet covered it.”
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading “Dark and gloomy spectacle.”
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.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An old piece of sheet covered it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dark and gloomy spectacle.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
a young person of either sex
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading CONFESSION.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading An old piece of sheet covered it.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark and gloomy spectacle.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
depressingly dark
From this reading Dark and gloomy spectacle.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An old piece of sheet covered it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading An old piece of sheet covered it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
unpleasantly
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading An old piece of sheet covered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading An old piece of sheet covered it.
something or someone seen (especially a notable or unusual sight)
From this reading Dark and gloomy spectacle.
having a supporting base
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the garret reposed, on the couch of the idiot, the corpse of the little child.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rudolph standing with his back to the wall, was painfully affected.
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