Chapter 5 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?" "We didn't see him." "How! You didn't see him?" "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
Chapter 5 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “"No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “"No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.”
characteristic of a mother
From this reading “THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"”
the head of a city government
From this reading “THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “"No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We didn't see him."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We didn't see him."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
characteristic of a mother
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
the head of a city government
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
express in words
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We didn't see him."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No, I met some friends at the Notre-Dame café and when we came out it was too late.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
at the time that
From this reading THE MATERNAL HOUSE "Well," asked Mother Barberin, when we entered, "what did the mayor say?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You didn't see him?"
Chapter 5 of Nobody's boy (Sans famille) by Hector Malot holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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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