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Chapter 5 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in! What have you been doing with yourself? You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely. Eh? Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
Chapter 5 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.”
put on clothes
From this reading “'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “What have you been doing with yourself?”
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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adequately good for the circumstances
In this reading “Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.”
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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 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
put on clothes
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eh?
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading You have been drawing water for the kitchen, surely.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
in the company of; together with
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Be good enough to let Véronique do her own work, if you please.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Good gracious! what a state your dress is in!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading What have you been doing with yourself?
Chapter 5 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] by Émile Zola holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 5 holds 395 sentences of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre], unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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