Chapter 12 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb. Let the young ladies come forward!" "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting." "The women are going to climb!" said Monsieur de la Pincerie. "Hum! that is an innovation!"
Chapter 12 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading “"Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.”
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “"Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.”
sing with closed lips
From this reading “"Hum! that is an innovation!"”
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading “"Hum! that is an innovation!"”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “"Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."”
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading “"Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “"Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “"Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.”
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 “"The women are going to climb!" said Monsieur de la Pincerie.”
a young female
In this reading “Let the young ladies come forward!"”
make oneself visible; take action
In this reading “Let the young ladies come forward!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Hum! that is an innovation!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Let the young ladies come forward!"
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "The women are going to climb!" said Monsieur de la Pincerie.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Let the young ladies come forward!"
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
the act of departing
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
sing with closed lips
From this reading "Hum! that is an innovation!"
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading "Hum! that is an innovation!"
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "The women are going to climb!" said Monsieur de la Pincerie.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Let the young ladies come forward!"
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let the young ladies come forward!"
a professional person trained in library science and engaged in library services
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The women are going to climb!" said Monsieur de la Pincerie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hum! that is an innovation!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Ah! the women are going to climb!" said Monsieur Berlingue; "this is getting interesting."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well!" said the librarian, "the women will set you the example, and teach you how to climb.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Let the young ladies come forward!"
Chapter 12 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) by Paul de Kock holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 410 sentences of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII), unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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