Chapter 3 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better! I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see." "And this cream--do you like it, madame?" "Very much," replied the petite-maîtresse. But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
Chapter 3 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the best people or things in a group
From this reading “"And this cream--do you like it, madame?"”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “"It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “"And this cream--do you like it, madame?"”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Very much," replied the petite-maîtresse.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:”
plural of “spoonful” — as much as a spoon will hold
From this reading “But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:”
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 “But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:”
In this reading “"It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!”
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 I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
the best people or things in a group
From this reading "And this cream--do you like it, madame?"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "And this cream--do you like it, madame?"
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "And this cream--do you like it, madame?"
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "And this cream--do you like it, madame?"
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very much," replied the petite-maîtresse.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Very much," replied the petite-maîtresse.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
plural of “spoonful” — as much as a spoon will hold
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Very much," replied the petite-maîtresse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But Monsieur de la Thomassinière helped himself to three spoonfuls, saying:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
precisely as stated
From this reading "It is very fair; but I have some better than this, oh! much better!
at the time that
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I will give you some when you come to my house, and you'll see."
Chapter 3 of The Milkmaid of Montfermeil — Volume XX by Paul de Kock holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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