Chapter 6 of A Prince to Order is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Prince to Order is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly. “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise. But I’m going. I refuse to be left behind.” “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
Chapter 6 of A Prince to Order is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading ““I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading ““_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.”
possessive form of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
requiring attention or action
From this reading ““_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading ““I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly.”
plural of “madame” — title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading ““_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.”
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading ““_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “I refuse to be left behind.””
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I refuse to be left behind.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m going.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading “I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly.
half the width of an em
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
possessive form of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly.
requiring attention or action
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I refuse to be left behind.”
plural of “madame” — title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
plural of “monsieur” — used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading I refuse to be left behind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m going,” she interrupted, determinedly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I refuse to be left behind.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_En voiture, messieurs et mesdames!_” The guard’s command had grown imperative.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I shan’t be in the least in your way, that I promise.
Chapter 6 of A Prince to Order by Charles Stokes Wayne holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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 6 holds 422 sentences of A Prince to Order, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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