Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, no! I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy. It is long since I breathed such sweet air. There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?" And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3 is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “It is long since I breathed such sweet air.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"”
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading “And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “It is long since I breathed such sweet air.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
uttered without voice
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
not any; not one
From this reading "Oh, no!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, no!
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm not cold, father!" answered Marie; "I feel so happy.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading It is long since I breathed such sweet air.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
in or at the place that
From this reading And turning to Pierre she asked: "Where are the roses, my friend?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There must be some roses about--can't you smell that delicious perfume?"
Chapter 3 of The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3 by Émile Zola holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 3 holds 421 sentences of The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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