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Circe's Daughter
Circe's Daughter

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Circe's Daughter is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Priscilla Craven • Curated US English Learning Edition
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AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”
She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.
Lady Currey’s meaning was unmistakable.
In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.
Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Circe's Daughter

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of Circe's Daughter is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”
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She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.
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Lady Currey’s meaning was unmistakable.
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In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.
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Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.

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annoyance noun US /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading “AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.””

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
breakdown noun US /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

From this reading “AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.””

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considerably adverb US /kənˈsɪdərəbli/

to a great extent or degree

From this reading “She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.”

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Gilbert's noun US /ˈɡɪlbərts/

possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

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lunching noun US /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/

the act of eating lunch

From this reading “She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.”

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stuffed adjective US /stʌft/

filled with something

From this reading “AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.””

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toast verb US /toʊst/

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading “Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.”

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unmistakable adjective US /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/

clearly evident to the mind

From this reading “Lady Currey’s meaning was unmistakable.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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some way adjective + noun

In this reading “In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.”

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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 AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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AMIABLEadjectiveUS /ˈeɪmiəbəl/

disposed to please

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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ANdeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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ANIMALnounUS /ˈænəməl/

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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annoyancenounUS /əˈnɔɪəns/

the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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breakdownnounUS /ˈbreɪkdaʊn/

the act of disrupting an established order so it fails to continue

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.

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Claudia

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From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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considerablyadverbUS /kənˈsɪdərəbli/

to a great extent or degree

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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Currey

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From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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Currey's

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From this reading Lady Currey’s meaning was unmistakable.

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directlyadverbUS /dərˈektli/

without deviation

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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don't

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From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

Pending verification
evidentlyadverbUS /ˈevədəntli/

unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)

From this reading In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.

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extremeadjectiveUS /ekˈstriːm/

of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
flatadjectiveUS /flæt/

having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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Gilbert'snounUS /ˈɡɪlbərts/

possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
heldadjectiveUS /held/

occupied or in the control of; often used in combination

From this reading In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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illnessnounUS /ˈɪlnəs/

impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
lunchingnounUS /ˈlʌntʃɪŋ/

the act of eating lunch

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.

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meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/

the message that is intended or expressed or signified

From this reading Lady Currey’s meaning was unmistakable.

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mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/

easily agitated

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.

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ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.

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quartered

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From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

Pending verification
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 Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.

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responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/

worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable

From this reading In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.

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saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

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ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.

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STUFFEDadjectiveUS /stʌft/

filled with something

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
themselvespronounUS /ðemˈselvz/

used when the people doing the action are also its object

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

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theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

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

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toastverbUS /toʊst/

make brown and crisp by heating

From this reading Claudia played with her toast, but she made no reply.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tonesnounUS /toʊnz/

plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
tête-à-tête

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From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

Pending verification
understandverbUS /ˌʌndərˈstænd/

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading AN AMIABLE STUFFED ANIMAL “I don’t understand it,” said Lady Currey, in tones of extreme annoyance, “_my_ husband never had a nervous breakdown.”

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
unmistakableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnmɪˈsteɪkəbəl/

clearly evident to the mind

From this reading Lady Currey’s meaning was unmistakable.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
waynounUS /weɪ/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading In some way, she evidently held Claudia responsible.

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withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She was lunching _tête-à-tête_ with Claudia at the flat, for she and her husband had quartered themselves most considerably upon her directly they had heard of Gilbert’s illness.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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