Chapter 5 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous? Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous. Je suis la morte, dit-elle. Cueillez la branche de houx." VICTOR HUGO.
Chapter 5 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “"Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “"Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “VICTOR HUGO.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “VICTOR HUGO.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
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From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
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From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
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From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
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From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
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From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
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From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
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From this reading Je suis la morte, dit-elle.
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From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading VICTOR HUGO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Je suis la morte, dit-elle.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Je suis la morte, dit-elle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Je suis la morte, dit-elle.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading VICTOR HUGO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Vous avez bien froid, la belle; Comment vous appelez-vous?
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From this reading Les amours et les yeux doux De nos cercueils sont les clous.
Chapter 5 of Diana Tempest, Volume III by Mary Cholmondeley holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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 5 holds 222 sentences of Diana Tempest, Volume III, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Diana Tempest, Volume III by Mary Cholmondeley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 222 sentences, grouped into 45 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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