Chapter 2 of Thelma is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Thelma is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!" MATURIN. "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight. "By a woman, too! Who would have thought it?"
Chapter 2 of Thelma is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “apprise” — inform (somebody) of something
From this reading “"Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"”
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “"Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.”
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “"Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “"Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “"Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “"Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.”
having passed out of existence
From this reading “"Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.”
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading “"Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
third-person singular of “apprise” — inform (somebody) of something
From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By a woman, too!
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
the sound of laughing
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
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From this reading MATURIN.
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From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
a brittle silver-white metalloid element that is related to selenium and sulfur; it is used in alloys and as a semiconductor; occurs mainly as tellurides in ores of copper and nickel and silver and gold
From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "By a woman, too!
having passed out of existence
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Viens donc--je te chanterai des chansons que les esprits des cimetieres m'ont apprises!"
which person or people
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Baffled!" he exclaimed, with a slight vexed laugh, as the boat vanished from his sight.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "By a woman, too!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would have thought it?"
Chapter 2 of Thelma by Marie Corelli holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 284 sentences of Thelma, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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