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Barbara Rebell

Chapter III

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"Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."
P. D.
"Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"
DONNE.
Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.
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Barbara Rebell

Chapter III

Chapter 3 of Barbara Rebell is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/46 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."
Line 2
P. D.
/piː diː/
Line 3
"Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"
Line 4
DONNE.
/dʌn/
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Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

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.

decorum noun US /dɪˈkɔːrəm/

propriety in manners and conduct

From this reading “Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.”

donne noun US /dʌn/

English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)

From this reading “DONNE.”

est noun US /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading “"Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."”

meal noun US /miːl/

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading “Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.”

plus noun US /plʌs/

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading “"Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."”

rigged adjective US /rɪɡd/

fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)

From this reading “"Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"”

ton noun US /tʌn/

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

From this reading “"Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."”

tremble verb US /ˈtrembəl/

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading “"Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."”

Word partnerships in these lines

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

in the dining-room preposition + article + noun counted as “in … dining-room”

In this reading “Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.”

lie in verb + particle

originate (in)

In this reading “"Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"”

All words in this reading · 57

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.

accablé

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

avant

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

DnounUS /diː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets

From this reading P. D.

dans

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

debout

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

decorumnounUS /dɪˈkɔːrəm/

propriety in manners and conduct

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

dining-roomnoun

a room used for dining

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

DONNEnounUS /dʌn/

English clergyman and metaphysical poet celebrated as a preacher (1572-1631)

From this reading DONNE.

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

estnounUS /est/

standard time in the 5th time zone west of Greenwich, reckoned at the 75th meridian; used in the eastern United States

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

Et

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

everadverbUS /ˈevər/

at any time

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

fairadjectiveUS /fer/

free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

harbours

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From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

haute

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

jamais

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

l'heure

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

L'âme

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

lieverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

mainadjectiveUS /meɪn/

most important element

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

mealnounUS /miːl/

the food served and eaten at one time

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

meilleure

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

MrsnounUS /ˈmɪsɪz/

a form of address for a married woman

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

n'a

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

notenounUS /noʊt/

a brief written record

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading P. D.

plusnounUS /plʌs/

a useful or valuable quality

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

qu'encore

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

qu'infirme

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

que

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

qui

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

Rebell

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From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

riggedadjectiveUS /rɪɡd/

fitted or equipped with necessary rigging (sails and shrouds and stays etc)

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

satnounUS /sæt/

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

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

servedverbUS /sɜːrvd/

past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

seule

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

shipsnounUS /ʃɪps/

plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

statenounUS /steɪt/

the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

surprisedadjectiveUS /sərˈpraɪzd/

taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

TanounUS /tɑː/

a hard grey lustrous metallic element that is highly resistant to corrosion; occurs in niobite and fergusonite and tantalite

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

tonnounUS /tʌn/

a United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

toujours

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

trembleverbUS /ˈtrembəl/

move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

tremblé

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

vieillie

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

voilà

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

WhopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading "Who ever rigged fair ships to lie in harbours?"

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading Mrs. Rebell was surprised to note the state and decorum with which the meal to which she sat down in the dining-room was served.

à

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

être

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From this reading "Et voilà que vieillie et qu'infirme avant l'heure Ta main tremble à jamais qui n'a jamais tremblé, Voilà qu'encore plus haute et que toujours meilleure L'âme seule est debout dans ton être accablé...."

Chapter 3 of Barbara Rebell by Marie Belloc Lowndes holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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.

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Chapter 3 holds 232 sentences of Barbara Rebell, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.

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