Chapter 2 of The Village Coquette is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Village Coquette is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Widow What does she say? Ah, how great is my shock! Baron What do you say? Argon Must she tell you again? Baron What?
Chapter 2 of The Village Coquette is here in full — 531 sentences across 107 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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anew
From this reading “Argon Must she tell you again?”
a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
From this reading “Argon Must she tell you again?”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “Baron What do you say?”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Ah, how great is my shock!”
express in words
From this reading “Widow What does she say?”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “Ah, how great is my shock!”
express in words
From this reading “Argon Must she tell you again?”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “Widow What does she say?”
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anew
From this reading Argon Must she tell you again?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, how great is my shock!
a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
From this reading Argon Must she tell you again?
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Baron What do you say?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Baron What do you say?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Widow What does she say?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Ah, how great is my shock!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah, how great is my shock!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ah, how great is my shock!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Argon Must she tell you again?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ah, how great is my shock!
express in words
From this reading Widow What does she say?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Widow What does she say?
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading Ah, how great is my shock!
express in words
From this reading Argon Must she tell you again?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Widow What does she say?
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading Widow What does she say?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Baron What do you say?
Chapter 2 of The Village Coquette by Charles Rivière Dufresny holds 531 sentences, grouped into 107 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 2 holds 531 sentences of The Village Coquette, unabridged, divided into 107 reading sections.
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