Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 03 is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 03 is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a knock at the door. He rose up, bewildered. A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.” He replied: “All right. I'm coming down.”
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 03 is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 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.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “He rose up, bewildered.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “I'm coming down.””
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.””
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “There was a knock at the door.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.””
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “He replied: “All right.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “He rose up, bewildered.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.””
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 There was a knock at the door.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He replied: “All right.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I'm coming down.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I'm coming down.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm coming down.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading He replied: “All right.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He replied: “All right.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading A servant said: “Monsieur's dinner is ready.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He rose up, bewildered.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a knock at the door.
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 03 by Guy de Maupassant holds 203 sentences, grouped into 41 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 203 sentences of Original Short Stories — Volume 03, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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