Chapter 16 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while: "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure! Il me semble être à la noce! Robin turelure lure!" "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
Chapter 16 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading “"Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.”
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “"Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.”
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading “"Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.”
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading “"Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “"Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “"Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!”
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
From this reading “Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Robin turelure lure!"”
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 “"Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
past form of “applaud” — clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
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From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
an extra or repeated performance; usually given in response to audience demand
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
every person
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
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From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading Il me semble être à la noce!
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From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Il me semble être à la noce!
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
qualities that attract by seeming to promise some kind of reward
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Il me semble être à la noce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
a small piece of table linen that is used to wipe the mouth and to cover the lap in order to protect clothing
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Il me semble être à la noce!
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Robin turelure lure!"
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Il me semble être à la noce!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
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From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
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From this reading Robin turelure lure!"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Bravo! very good!" cried the marquis; and everybody applauded, laughed and called for an encore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
during the time that
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
in the company of; together with
From this reading Everybody was silent, and Mignon sang, playing with his napkin the while:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Il me semble être à la noce!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Sois heureuse, ma nièce, C’est du meilleur de mon âme; Lorsque j’admire tes yeux, Turc lure!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Il me semble être à la noce!
Chapter 16 of The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) by Paul de Kock holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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