Chapter 11 of Rudy and Babette is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Rudy and Babette is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COUSIN. A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there. Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty. That was quite unnecessary. What business had the Englishman here?
Chapter 11 of Rudy and Babette is here in full — 31 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cooked in hot water
From this reading “Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.”
delicately beautiful
From this reading “Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.”
past form of “garnish” — take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
From this reading “Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.”
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading “Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.”
annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
From this reading “Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.”
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading “Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.”
not necessary
From this reading “That was quite unnecessary.”
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In this reading “A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.”
In this reading “That was quite unnecessary.”
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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 A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
cooked in hot water
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading What business had the Englishman here?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading THE COUSIN.
delicately beautiful
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
set up or found
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
past form of “garnish” — take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What business had the Englishman here?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading What business had the Englishman here?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
and nothing more
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
something offered (as a proposal or bid)
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
annual or perennial herb with aromatic leaves
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading That was quite unnecessary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was quite unnecessary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUSIN.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
flesh of any of several primarily freshwater game and food fishes
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
not necessary
From this reading That was quite unnecessary.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What business had the Englishman here?
at the time that
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Babette was just offering him some boiled trout, which she herself must have garnished with parsley, it looked so dainty.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading A few days later, when Rudy came to call at the mill, he found the young Englishman there.
Chapter 11 of Rudy and Babette by H. C. (Hans Christian) Andersen holds 31 sentences, grouped into 7 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.
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