Chapter 20 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONSIEUR BEAUSIRE. Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion. “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened. “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally. “Ah!
Chapter 20 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from appearances alone
From this reading ““Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.”
in a vicious manner
From this reading ““Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.”
made afraid
From this reading ““Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.”
provoking horror
From this reading “Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.”
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading “Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading ““Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ah!
(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 “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
from appearances alone
From this reading “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MONSIEUR BEAUSIRE.
in a vicious manner
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
made afraid
From this reading “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
provoking horror
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
come together
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading MONSIEUR BEAUSIRE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Let me alone!” cried he, shaking her off brutally.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come, Beausire,” said she, apparently not at all frightened.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
which person or people
From this reading Oliva ran to meet a man, who came in swearing furiously, and in a frightful passion.
Chapter 20 of The Queen's Necklace by Maurice Leblanc holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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 20 holds 64 sentences of The Queen's Necklace, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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