Chapter 58 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 58 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro. “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?” “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.” “The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.
Chapter 58 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 69 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading ““Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?””
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading ““No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.””
carry on a conversation
From this reading ““Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.”
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading “DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.”
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
From this reading “DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.”
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading ““The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.”
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
From this reading ““Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?””
restored to a new condition
From this reading ““Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.”
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From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
Italian who was famous as a magician and alchemist (1743-1795)
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
plural of “concern” — something that interests you because it is important or affects you
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
carry on a conversation
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.
a person who owes a creditor; someone who has the obligation of paying a debt
From this reading DEBTOR AND CREDITOR.
plural of “franc” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading “The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.
something serving to conceal plans; a fictitious reason that is concocted in order to conceal the real reason
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
restored to a new condition
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
a quantity of money
From this reading “No, monsieur, a serious matter, as it concerns a sum of 500,000 francs.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Now that we have renewed our acquaintance, let us converse,” said Cagliostro.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “The sum which you lent me?” cried the cardinal, growing pale.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Yes,” replied the cardinal, “about the money you wrote of; it was a pretext, was it not?”
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