The Junior Classics, Volume 1

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

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“Yes,” said Beauty.

“Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

This was such an astonishingly civil answer that Beauty’s courage rose: but it sank again when the beast, addressing the merchant, desired him to leave the palace next morning, and never return to it again.

“And so good-night, merchant.

And good-night, Beauty.”

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The Junior Classics, Volume 1

Chapter XXXIV · Chapter 34

Chapter 34 of The Junior Classics, Volume 1 is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

“Yes,” said Beauty.

/jes sed ˈbjuːti/

Line 2

“Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

/ðen juː ɑːr ə ɡʊd ɡɜːrl ənd aɪ æm ˈveri mʌtʃ əˈblaɪdʒd tuː juː/

Line 3

Line 4

“And so good-night, merchant.

Line 5

And good-night, Beauty.”

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addressing verb US /əˈdresɪŋ/

-ing form of “address” — speak to

From this reading “This was such an astonishingly civil answer that Beauty’s courage rose: but it sank again when the beast, addressing the merchant, desired him to leave the palace next morning, and never return to it again.”

astonishingly adverb US /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋli/

in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

beast noun US /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

civil adjective US /ˈsɪvəl/

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

desired adjective US /dɪˈzaɪərd/

wanted intensely

merchant noun US /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

palace noun US /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

sank verb US /sæŋk/

inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

addressingverbUS /əˈdresɪŋ/

-ing form of “address” — speak to

From this reading This was such an astonishingly civil answer that Beauty’s courage rose: but it sank again when the beast, addressing the merchant, desired him to leave the palace next morning, and never return to it again.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

astonishinglyadverbUS /əˈstɑːnɪʃɪŋli/

in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise

beastnounUS /biːst/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

BeautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading “Yes,” said Beauty.

Beauty's

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butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

civiladjectiveUS /ˈsɪvəl/

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

couragenounUS /ˈkɜːrədʒ/

a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear

desiredadjectiveUS /dɪˈzaɪərd/

wanted intensely

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

good-night

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From this reading “And so good-night, merchant.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

merchantnounUS /ˈmɜːr.tʃənt/

A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/

to a great degree or extent

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

obligedadjectiveUS /əˈblaɪdʒd/

under a moral obligation to do something

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

palacenounUS /ˈpæləs/

a large and stately mansion

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading “Yes,” said Beauty.

sankverbUS /sæŋk/

inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading “And so good-night, merchant.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

YesnounUS /jes/

an affirmative

From this reading “Yes,” said Beauty.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading “Then you are a good girl, and I am very much obliged to you.”

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