Chapter 2 of The Follies of Love is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Follies of Love is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Albert What's happened? Jenny The most terrible disgrace. Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened. Jenny Arabella-- Worthy Well, Arabella--? Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
Chapter 2 of The Follies of Love is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Albert What's happened?”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “Jenny The most terrible disgrace.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “Albert What's happened?”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “Jenny The most terrible disgrace.”
roused to anger
From this reading “Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Jenny The most terrible disgrace.”
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading “Jenny Arabella-- Worthy Well, Arabella--?”
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prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Albert What's happened?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jenny Arabella-- Worthy Well, Arabella--?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Jenny The most terrible disgrace.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Albert What's happened?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading Jenny The most terrible disgrace.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
roused to anger
From this reading Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Jenny The most terrible disgrace.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
not in physical motion
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Jenny The most terrible disgrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jenny The most terrible disgrace.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jenny In this instant--quite suddenly--Arabella has gone mad.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
(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 Jenny Arabella-- Worthy Well, Arabella--?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Albert But still, it's better to know what has happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Albert What's happened?
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading Jenny Arabella-- Worthy Well, Arabella--?
Chapter 2 of The Follies of Love by Jean-François Regnard holds 479 sentences, grouped into 96 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.
Chapter 2 holds 479 sentences of The Follies of Love, unabridged, divided into 96 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Follies of Love by Jean-François Regnard exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 479 sentences, grouped into 96 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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