Chapter 51 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 51 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ÆGRI SOMNIA. The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery. The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity. “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.” “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
Chapter 51 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading ““Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.””
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading ““Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.””
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading ““Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.””
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading ““Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.”
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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 “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ÆGRI SOMNIA.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen was expecting the return of Madame de Misery.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
which person or people
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The doctor entered with his accustomed familiarity.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “Is it a slight wound?” asked the queen.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Madame,” he said, “the patient in whom your majesty and the king are interested is as well as any one can be who has a fever.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ÆGRI SOMNIA.
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