Chapter 29 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AMBASSADOR’S HOTEL. On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau. Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added: “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.” “I see that already.”
Chapter 29 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading “THE AMBASSADOR’S HOTEL.”
possessive form of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.”
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading ““You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.””
wanted intensely
From this reading “Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading ““You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.””
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “I see that already.”
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
possessive form of “ambassador” — a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR’S HOTEL.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
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From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
an administrative unit of government
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
dearly loved
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
wanted intensely
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
the act of eating dinner
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
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From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
set up or found
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR’S HOTEL.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see that already.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
with low volume
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
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From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AMBASSADOR’S HOTEL.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On returning to their hotel, these gentlemen found Ducorneau dining quietly in his bureau.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
at the time that
From this reading Beausire desired him, when he had finished, to go up and see the ambassador, and added:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You will see, my dear chancellor, that M. de Souza is not an ordinary man.”
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