Chapter 7 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her: "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?" "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink." But the three girls would not drink with her. And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:
Chapter 7 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) is here in full — 383 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “"Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"”
take in liquids
From this reading “"I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “"Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “"Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"”
In this reading “Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:”
In this reading “But the three girls would not drink with her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the three girls would not drink with her.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
take in liquids
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
the act of departing
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the three girls would not drink with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But the three girls would not drink with her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Thereupon two girls called Gena and Margot said to her:
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I do not know," said Gilline, "let us drink."
any of a family of bowed stringed instruments that preceded the violin family
From this reading And Gilline took her viol and sang, in French:
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading But the three girls would not drink with her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But the three girls would not drink with her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is this another one that you are going to have put to death, wicked woman?"
Chapter 7 of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2) by Charles de Coster holds 383 sentences, grouped into 77 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 7 holds 383 sentences of The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Volume 2 (of 2), unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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