Chapter 16 of The Adventures of M. D'Haricot is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Adventures of M. D'Haricot is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Heed my words! Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well! Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.” --Anon. E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
Chapter 16 of The Adventures of M. D'Haricot is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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characterized by friendship and good will
From this reading “E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.”
at another time
From this reading “--Anon.”
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading “Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!”
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!”
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading “Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.””
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading ““Heed my words!”
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading “Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.””
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading “Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.””
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 “Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!”
In this reading “E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.”
In this reading “E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
later than; following
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
(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 E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
characterized by friendship and good will
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
at another time
From this reading --Anon.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
a tie in tennis or table tennis that requires winning two successive points to win the game
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading “Heed my words!
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
connected by participation or association or use
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Heed my words!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
express in words
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading E all walked back from the field of battle in a highly amicable frame of mind.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Tears and trifles, lace and laughter, The Deuce alone knows what they're after-- And he's too much involved to tell.”
at the time that
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Heed my words!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beware of women, Shallowest when overbrimming Deepest when they wish you well!
Chapter 16 of The Adventures of M. D'Haricot by J. Storer (Joseph Storer) Clouston holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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