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Chapter 6 of Dr. Dumany's Wife is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora. "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly. "And why those?" she asked. "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death. In what have they offended you?"
Chapter 6 of Dr. Dumany's Wife is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading “"My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.”
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “"My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.”
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “"For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.”
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading “"It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.”
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading “"My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.”
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading “"My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “In what have they offended you?"”
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading “"For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "And why those?" she asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
plural of “beetle” — insect having biting mouthparts and front wings modified to form horny covers overlying the membranous rear wings
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
a genus of Cetoniidae
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
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From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In what have they offended you?"
be the source of pain
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In what have they offended you?"
an occurrence of something
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
a daughter of your brother or sister
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading In what have they offended you?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And why those?" she asked.
with smiles; in a smiling manner
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "My niece has complained to me that you crush these beautiful little beetles to death.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In what have they offended you?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "And why those?" she asked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "For instance, to believe that the rose was created by God and the cetonia by the Devil," I replied, smilingly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In what have they offended you?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "And why those?" she asked.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would not hurt you to be of the same creed," said Countess Diodora.
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