Chapter 1 of Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille) is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille) is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIPING HOT! By Émile Zola. Translated From The 63rd French Edition. London: Vizetelly & Co. One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
Chapter 1 of Piping Hot! (Pot-Bouille) is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “Translated From The 63rd French Edition.”
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading “One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.”
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading “One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.”
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading “PIPING HOT!”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.”
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading “Translated From The 63rd French Edition.”
French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
From this reading “By Émile Zola.”
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In this reading “One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.”
In this reading “One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.”
In this reading “Translated From The 63rd French Edition.”
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From this reading Translated From The 63rd French Edition.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By Émile Zola.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading London: Vizetelly & Co.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
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From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading Translated From The 63rd French Edition.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading Translated From The 63rd French Edition.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Translated From The 63rd French Edition.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading PIPING HOT!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading London: Vizetelly & Co.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
the force of workers available
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
From this reading PIPING HOT!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Translated From The 63rd French Edition.
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From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
past form of “translate” — restate (words) from one language into another language
From this reading Translated From The 63rd French Edition.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading One day, in the middle of a long literary conversation, Théodore Duret said to me: “I have known in my life two men of supreme intelligence.
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From this reading London: Vizetelly & Co.
French novelist and critic; defender of Dreyfus (1840-1902)
From this reading By Émile Zola.
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From this reading By Émile Zola.
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