Chapter 6 of The Pension Beaurepas is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Pension Beaurepas is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!” This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later. “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes. I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin. That poor Célestine!”
Chapter 6 of The Pension Beaurepas is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading “This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.”
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading “I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.”
provided with artificial light
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading ““And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.”
asked for
From this reading ““And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.”
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading “I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.”
wearing footgear
From this reading “I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.”
a particular situation
From this reading ““And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.”
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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 “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
plural of “cook” — someone who cooks food
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
provided with artificial light
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading That poor Célestine!”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
asked for
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
a smooth fabric of silk or rayon; has a glossy face and a dull back
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
wearing footgear
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
a particular situation
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
a heavy textile with a woven design; used for curtains and upholstery
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
a special situation
From this reading I told her that, as a general thing, cooks are not shod with satin.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This communication was made me by Madame Beaurepas a couple of days later.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “And she has asked for a new _tapis de lit_, and she has requested me to provide Célestine with a pair of light shoes.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She has demanded a new lamp; I told you she would!”
Chapter 6 of The Pension Beaurepas by Henry James holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 6 holds 188 sentences of The Pension Beaurepas, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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