Chapter 30 of The Chouans is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Chouans is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?” “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us. Besides, his coming is a proof of love. Can I ever have proofs enough? And now, Francine, do my hair.”
Chapter 30 of The Chouans is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides, his coming is a proof of love.”
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading ““We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Besides, his coming is a proof of love.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “And now, Francine, do my hair.””
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “Besides, his coming is a proof of love.”
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “Can I ever have proofs enough?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ““If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?””
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading ““We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.”
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 Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
at any time
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
not any; not one
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now, Francine, do my hair.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading Besides, his coming is a proof of love.
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading Can I ever have proofs enough?
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
express in words
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
at the time that
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “We had no time to say one word to each other when the Blues surprised us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “If you really love him why do you let him come to Fougeres?”
Chapter 30 of The Chouans by Honoré de Balzac holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 30 holds 146 sentences of The Chouans, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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