Chapter 2 of The eyes of innocence is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The eyes of innocence is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And my son? Where is my dear Guillaume?” He was extracted from a small side-room. “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.” Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
Chapter 2 of The eyes of innocence is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/92 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading ““Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.””
eagerly desirous
From this reading ““Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.””
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading “Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.”
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “He was extracted from a small side-room.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.”
social deportment
From this reading “Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.”
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading “Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.”
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.
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In this reading “Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.”
In this reading “He was extracted from a small side-room.”
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 He was extracted from a small side-room.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
(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 Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And my son?
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
dearly loved
From this reading Where is my dear Guillaume?”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
past form of “extract” — remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading He was extracted from a small side-room.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He was extracted from a small side-room.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Where is my dear Guillaume?”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was extracted from a small side-room.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is my dear Guillaume?”
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
engage in
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
social deportment
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And my son?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was extracted from a small side-room.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He was extracted from a small side-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “And my son?
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
precisely as stated
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was extracted from a small side-room.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is my dear Guillaume?”
which person or people
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Guillaume de la Vaudraye was not at all bad-looking, with a very good figure; but he had a sullen expression and his manners seemed constrained.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Dear Mme. Armand, here is my Guillaume, who is so anxious to make your acquaintance.”
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