Chapter 3 of Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh! I fight with big boys, I do!” “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.” Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries. Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
Chapter 3 of Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV) is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.”
plural of “cherry” — wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “I fight with big boys, I do!””
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.”
plural of “handful” — a small number or amount
From this reading “Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.”
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading “Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.””
In this reading “Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.”
In this reading “I fight with big boys, I do!””
In this reading “I fight with big boys, I do!””
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 Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
(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 “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I fight with big boys, I do!”
a youthful male person
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading I fight with big boys, I do!”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
plural of “cherry” — wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I fight with big boys, I do!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading I fight with big boys, I do!”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
plural of “handful” — a small number or amount
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fight with big boys, I do!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Honorine took out two handfuls and handed them to the little boy.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
which person or people
From this reading Then she made a sign to Agathe, who understood her and brought a little basket filled with cherries.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Don’t fight at all; that will be much better.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading I fight with big boys, I do!”
Chapter 3 of Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV) by Paul de Kock holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 3 holds 406 sentences of Paul and His Dog, v.2 (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XIV), unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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