Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 13 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 13 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What good will that do you?” “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend. “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.” She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed: “Was that why you came here?
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 13 is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
the act of giving
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Was that why you came here?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
the act of giving
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Was that why you came here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
-ing form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
past form of “scream” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading She gave a start, and resuming her natural voice, and giving free play to her anger, she screamed:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Was that why you came here?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There are many people to whom you will show it; you know whom I mean.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Why do you not wish to show it to us?” replied my friend.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What good will that do you?”
Chapter 5 of Original Short Stories — Volume 13 by Guy de Maupassant holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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