Chapter 15 of The Grip of Desire is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Grip of Desire is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here? --No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere. Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle. --No, no. It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.
Chapter 15 of The Grip of Desire is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading “Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.”
in or to another place
From this reading “--No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “--No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
in or to another place
From this reading --No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading --No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.
the act of departing
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading --No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.
not any; not one
From this reading --No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
on one occasion
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
the state of being asleep
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Connard handed the bill to Monsieur Tibulle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading --No, Mademoiselle is going to try her fortune elsewhere.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Madame Connard appeared at once: --What, Mademoiselle is going away, is she not sleeping here?
which person or people
From this reading It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It is Mademoiselle who is going to settle it; this young lady.
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