Chapter 4 of The Works of Guy de Maupassant — Vol. 1 is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Works of Guy de Maupassant — Vol. 1 is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand. She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance. As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence. "To what hotel shall we go?" I asked him.
Chapter 4 of The Works of Guy de Maupassant — Vol. 1 is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading “As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “"To what hotel shall we go?"”
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.”
without good reason
From this reading “She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.”
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading “She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.”
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading “As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.”
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.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked him.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
past form of “claim” — assert or affirm strongly; state to be true or existing
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "To what hotel shall we go?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked him.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading "To what hotel shall we go?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
without good reason
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
intense aversion
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "To what hotel shall we go?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got out of the carriage, and offered my new companion my hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To what hotel shall we go?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading As soon as we had claimed our luggage we started off into the town, Paul walking in utter silence.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "To what hotel shall we go?"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She jumped out lightly, and I gave her my arm, which she took with an air of seeming repugnance.
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