Chapter 3 of The Curly-Haired Hen is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Curly-Haired Hen is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows. Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together. Horror of horrors! What a terrible sight. Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
Chapter 3 of The Curly-Haired Hen is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading “YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.”
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading “Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “Horror of horrors!”
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading “Horror of horrors!”
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading “Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.”
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading “YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.”
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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 What a terrible sight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
a challenge to do something dangerous or foolhardy
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
to come or go into
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
destroyed or killed
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Horror of horrors!
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading Horror of horrors!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Horror of horrors!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading What a terrible sight.
in the near future
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading What a terrible sight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Pale with fear they stood on the threshold of the kitchen not daring to move--to enter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
the personal outfit of a bride; clothes and accessories and linens
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a terrible sight.
in the company of; together with
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Mother Etienne soon joined them, and the two women came back to the house together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading YOLLANDE'S TROUSSEAU As for Germaine, she, with Petit-Jacques to help her, had gone to milk the cows.
Chapter 3 of The Curly-Haired Hen by A. (Auguste) Vimar holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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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