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Chapter 11 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Véronique tried to calm her. 'Oh! Madame, don't you see us? You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.' The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
Chapter 11 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “Véronique tried to calm her.”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Madame, don't you see us?”
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
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 “You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'”
temporarily
In this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
In this reading “The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.”
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 The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
make calm or still
From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
a particular point in time
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh!
breathing heavily (as after exertion)
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
express a supposition
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Véronique tried to calm her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading You can't suppose that we should let any harm come to you.'
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The dying woman, exhausted by her violent struggles, lay for a moment panting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Madame, don't you see us?
Chapter 11 of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre] by Émile Zola holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 11 holds 406 sentences of The Joy of Life [La Joie de Vivre], unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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