Chapter 33 of Villette is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Villette is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FRATERNITY. “Oubliez les Professeurs.” So said Madame Beck. Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words. To do so was a mistake.
Chapter 33 of Villette is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a beckoning gesture
From this reading “So said Madame Beck.”
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading “FRATERNITY.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading ““Oubliez les Professeurs.””
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “So said Madame Beck.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “To do so was a mistake.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
a beckoning gesture
From this reading So said Madame Beck.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do so was a mistake.
a social club for male undergraduates
From this reading FRATERNITY.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Oubliez les Professeurs.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading So said Madame Beck.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading To do so was a mistake.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oubliez les Professeurs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oubliez les Professeurs.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So said Madame Beck.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So said Madame Beck.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do so was a mistake.
communicated in words
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Madame Beck was a wise woman, but she should not have uttered those words.
Chapter 33 of Villette by Charlotte Brontë holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 33 holds 245 sentences of Villette, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 33 of Villette by Charlotte Brontë exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 245 sentences, grouped into 49 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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