Chapter 13 of Paula Monti is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Paula Monti is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!" "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?" "I should most decidedly." "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?" "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
Chapter 13 of Paula Monti is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"I should most decidedly."”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “"What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"”
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “"If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"”
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading “FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"”
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 “"What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"”
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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 FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "I should most decidedly."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
something many people believe that is false
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
a particular point in time
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I should most decidedly."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Oh! he can do nothing like any one else."
express in words
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
a farm building for housing horses or other livestock
From this reading FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What fancy is this that has taken hold of him?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading FRIENDS IN THE STALLS "What a crowd!--What a crowd!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "If I were De Gercourt, at this moment, what an awful fright I should be in!--What say you?"
Chapter 13 of Paula Monti by Eugène Sue holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 13 holds 178 sentences of Paula Monti, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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