Chapter 3 of Sentimental Education is here in full — 860 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Sentimental Education is here in full — 860 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK. His return to Paris gave him no pleasure. It was an evening at the close of August. The boulevards seemed empty. The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
Chapter 3 of Sentimental Education is here in full — 860 sentences across 172 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “It was an evening at the close of August.”
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading “The boulevards seemed empty.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “The boulevards seemed empty.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK.”
plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading “The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.”
sullen or unfriendly in appearance
From this reading “The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.”
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading “ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK.”
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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 ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
plural of “boulevard” — a wide street or thoroughfare
From this reading The boulevards seemed empty.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading The boulevards seemed empty.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK.
not any; not one
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
plural of “passer-by” — a person who passes by casually or by chance
From this reading The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK.
sullen or unfriendly in appearance
From this reading The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The boulevards seemed empty.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His return to Paris gave him no pleasure.
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading ROSANETTE AS A LOVELY TURK.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an evening at the close of August.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The passers-by succeeded each other with scowling faces.
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