Chapter 70 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 70 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONGÉ. The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful. When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.” She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one. The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
Chapter 70 of The Queen's Necklace is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.”
bordered by a line of things
From this reading “The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.””
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.””
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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 When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONGÉ.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
bordered by a line of things
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
and nothing more
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
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 went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed full of joy, and was generous and gracious to every one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONGÉ.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
at the time that
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The queen went to mass the next day, which was Sunday, smiling and beautiful.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The road was lined as usual on her return with ladies and gentlemen.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading When she woke in the morning she said, “It is a lovely day, it makes me happy only to live.”
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