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A Selection from the Writings of Guy De
A Selection from the Writings of Guy De

Chapter III · Chapter 3

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The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.
Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"
At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.
With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."
He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!
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A Selection from the Writings of Guy De

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of A Selection from the Writings of Guy De is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.
/ðə ɡɜːrlz dɪd nɑːt ˈproʊtest fɔːr ðeɪ wɜːr rəˈduːst tuː ˈsaɪ.ləns ənd wɜːr əˈfreɪd/
Line 2
Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"
/ˈiːvɪn ˈreɪtʃəl dɪd nɑːt seɪ ə wɜːrd æz ʃiː hæd noʊ rɪˈplaɪ tuː meɪk ənd ðen ðə ˈlɪtəl kaʊnt pʊt hɪz ʃæmˈpeɪn ɡlæs wɪtʃ hæd dʒʌst bɪn riˈfɪld ɑːn tuː ðə hed ʌv ðə ˈdʒuːəs ənd ɪkˈskleɪmd ɔːl ðə ˈwɪmən ɪn fræns bɪˈlɔːŋ tuː ʌs ˈɔːlsoʊ/
Line 3
At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.
/æt ðæt ʃiː ɡɑːt ʌp soʊ ˈkwɪkli ðæt ðə ɡlæs əpˈset ˈspɪlɪŋ ðə ˈæmbər ˈkʌlərd waɪn ɑːn tuː hɜːr blæk her æz ɪf tuː bæpˈtaɪz hɜːr ənd broʊk ˈɪntuː ə ˈhʌndrəd ˈfræɡmənts æz ɪt fel ɑːn tuː ðə flɔːr/
Line 4
With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."
Line 5
He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

amber noun US /ˈæmbər/

a deep yellow color

From this reading “At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.”

baptize verb US /bæpˈtaɪz/

administer baptism to

From this reading “At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.”

champagne noun US /ʃæmˈpeɪn/

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

From this reading “Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"”

defied verb US /dɪˈfaɪd/

inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading “With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."”

Jewess noun US /ˈdʒuːəs/

a woman who is a Jew

From this reading “Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"”

Parisian adjective US /pərˈɪʒən/

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading “He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!”

refilled verb US /riˈfɪld/

past form of “refill” — fill something that had previously been emptied

From this reading “Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"”

spilling verb US /ˈspɪlɪŋ/

-ing form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading “At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

accentnounUS /əkˈsent/

distinctive manner of oral expression

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

afraidadjectiveUS /əˈfreɪd/

filled with fear or apprehension

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

ambernounUS /ˈæmbər/

a deep yellow color

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

AtprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

baptizeverbUS /bæpˈtaɪz/

administer baptism to

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

belongverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋ/

be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

blackadjectiveUS /blæk/

being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

brokeadjectiveUS /broʊk/

lacking funds

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

certainlyadverbUS /ˈsɜːrtənli/

definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

champagnenounUS /ʃæmˈpeɪn/

a white sparkling wine either produced in Champagne or resembling that produced there

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

chokedadjectiveUS /tʃoʊkt/

stopped up; clogged up

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

coloredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌlərd/

having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

countverbUS /kaʊnt/

determine the number or amount of

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

defiedverbUS /dɪˈfaɪd/

inflected form of “defy” — resist or confront with resistance

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

easeverbUS /iːz/

move gently or carefully

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

EvenadjectiveUS /ˈiːvɪn/

divisible by two

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

exclaimedverbUS /ɪkˈskleɪmd/

past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

floornounUS /flɔːr/

the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

fragmentsnounUS /ˈfræɡmənts/

plural of “fragment” — a piece broken off or cut off of something else

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

FrancenounUS /fræns/

a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

glassnounUS /ɡlæs/

a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

gotverbUS /ɡɑːt/

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

headnounUS /hed/

the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

hundrednounUS /ˈhʌndrəd/

ten 10s

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

ineffectuallyadverb

in an ineffectual manner

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

JewessnounUS /ˈdʒuːəs/

a woman who is a Jew

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

laughnounUS /læf/

the sound of laughing

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

laughingadjectiveUS /ˈlæfɪŋ/

showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

lipsnounUS /lɪps/

plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

looksnounUS /lʊks/

plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

makeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

officernounUS /ˈɔːfəsər/

any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

ParisianadjectiveUS /pərˈɪʒən/

of or relating to or characteristic of Paris or its inhabitants

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

protestnounUS /ˈproʊtest/

a formal and solemn declaration of objection

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

quicklyadverbUS /ˈkwɪkli/

with speed

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

RachelnounUS /ˈreɪtʃəl/

(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

ragenounUS /reɪdʒ/

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/

made less in size or amount or degree

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

refilledverbUS /riˈfɪld/

past form of “refill” — fill something that had previously been emptied

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

replynounUS /rɪˈplaɪ/

a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

sayverbUS /seɪ/

express in words

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

shallmodal verbUS /ʃæl/

used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

speakverbUS /spiːk/

express in speech

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

spillingverbUS /ˈspɪlɪŋ/

-ing form of “spill” — cause or allow (a liquid substance) to run or flow from a container

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

stammered

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From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

tremblingnounUS /ˈtrembəlɪŋ/

a shaky motion

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

trueadjectiveUS /truː/

consistent with fact or reality; not false

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/

hard to endure

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

upadjectiveUS /ʌp/

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

upsetverbUS /əpˈset/

disturb the balance or stability of

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading He sat down again, so as to laugh at his ease, and trying ineffectually to speak in the Parisian accent, he said: "That is good, very good!

voicenounUS /vɔɪs/

the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading The girls did not protest, for they were reduced to silence, and were afraid.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

winenounUS /waɪn/

fermented juice (of grapes especially)

From this reading At that she got up so quickly that the glass upset, spilling the amber colored wine on to her black hair as if to baptize her, and broke into a hundred fragments as it fell on to the floor.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

womennounUS /ˈwɪmən/

plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Even Rachel did not say a word, as she had no reply to make, and then the little count put his champagne glass, which had just been refilled, on to the head of the Jewess, and exclaimed: "All the women in France belong to us, also!"

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading With trembling lips, she defied the looks of the officer, who was still laughing, and she stammered out, in a voice choked with rage: "That--that--that--is not true,--for you shall certainly not have any French women."

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