Le détective
The detective
- Reading time
- 5 min
- Total words
- 572
- Unique words
- 249
- Avg frequency
- #468
Story
Bernard . , l'appelle. , l'appelle .
. . « », . « . ' . » Bernard .
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Bernard . « , quelqu' . Cette l'. . , cette . »
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Comprehension drill
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Pourquoi la police appelle-t-elle le détective Bernard ?
Why do the police call detective Bernard?
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Words in this story
| # | Word |
|---|---|
| 25 | toutall, every, quite, everything |
| 27 | direto say, to tell |
| 31 | vouloirto want |
| 45 | voirto see |
| 55 | venirto come |
| 68 | quandwhen |
| 70 | prendreto take |
| 71 | penserto think |
| 73 | autreother, another |
| 78 | croireto believe, to think |
| 93 | trouverto find, to think |
| 104 | hommeman, human being |
| 106 | regarderto look at, to watch |
| 109 | personneperson; nobody (with ne) |
| 110 | partirto leave, to go |
| 111 | laisserto leave, to let, to allow |
| 114 | seulalone, only, single |
| 116 | mortdeath, dead |
| 122 | tuerto kill |
| 125 | arrêterto stop, to arrest |
| 132 | connaîtreto know (a person or place), to be familiar with |
| 143 | essayerto try |
| 162 | maisonhouse, home |
| 166 | problèmeproblem |
| 168 | soirevening, night |
| 180 | raisonreason, right |
| 188 | argentmoney, silver |
| 201 | mainhand |
| 214 | demanderto ask, to request |
| 221 | devenirto become |
| 222 | portedoor; I/you/he/she carry/carries |
| 225 | meilleurbest, better (masculine) |
| 230 | rentrerto go back, to return home |
| 233 | mourirto die |
| 238 | demaintomorrow |
| 276 | policepolice |
| 280 | villecity, town |
| 285 | continuerto continue, to keep going |
| 305 | attentionattention, watch out |
| 313 | entrerto enter, to come in |
| 322 | terreearth, ground, land |
| 382 | véritétruth |
| 405 | cherdear; expensive |
| 408 | agentagent, officer |
| 442 | porterto carry, to wear |
| 475 | pièceroom; piece; coin; play (theatre) |
| 582 | fermerto close, to shut |
| 589 | clékey |
| 706 | manquerto miss; to lack; to be missing |
| 854 | appartementflat, apartment |