Chapter 9 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The travellers entered Munich at noon. The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight. "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires. My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing." Lucy smiled.
Chapter 9 of Frances Waldeaux: A Novel is here in full — 68 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “"I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.”
provided with a frame
From this reading “My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.”
plural of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “"I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.”
the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
From this reading “The travellers entered Munich at noon.”
plural of “royalty” — payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
From this reading “"I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.”
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading “The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.”
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading “The travellers entered Munich at noon.”
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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 My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The travellers entered Munich at noon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading The travellers entered Munich at noon.
provided with a frame
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
a young female
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy smiled.
plural of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
the capital and largest city of Bavaria in southwestern Germany
From this reading The travellers entered Munich at noon.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
the middle of the day
From this reading The travellers entered Munich at noon.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
plural of “royalty” — payment to the holder of a patent or copyright or resource for the right to use their property
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Lucy smiled.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The travellers entered Munich at noon.
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading The great generous city lay tranquil and smiling in the frosty sunlight.
plural of “traveller” — a person who changes location
From this reading The travellers entered Munich at noon.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have secured apartments," said Miss Vance, "used hitherto by royalties or American millionaires.
at the time that
From this reading My girl must be properly framed when a prince comes a-wooing."
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