Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 02 is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 02 is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“This is humbug!” “I swear to you, it's true.” She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet. “Well, we'll see,” she said. And she went away.
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 02 is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “And she went away.”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.”
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading ““This is humbug!””
set down according to a plan
From this reading “She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading ““I swear to you, it's true.””
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading ““I swear to you, it's true.””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she went away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And she went away.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
pretentious or silly talk or writing
From this reading “This is humbug!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is humbug!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Well, we'll see,” she said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Well, we'll see,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is humbug!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, we'll see,” she said.
(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 “Well, we'll see,” she said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And she went away.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She picked up her basket which she had laid down at her feet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I swear to you, it's true.”
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 02 by Guy de Maupassant holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 195 sentences of Original Short Stories — Volume 02, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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