Chapter 8 of Gallantry: Dizain des Fetes Galantes is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Gallantry: Dizain des Fetes Galantes is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Help me down," the girl said. Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still. Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm. "Wait here," she said, "and let me go in first. Someone may be on watch.
Chapter 8 of Gallantry: Dizain des Fetes Galantes is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “broad” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.”
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading “Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Someone may be on watch.”
look attentively
From this reading “Someone may be on watch.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Someone may be on watch.
comparative of “broad” — having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Help me down," the girl said.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Wait here," she said, "and let me go in first.
a young female
From this reading "Help me down," the girl said.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Wait here," she said, "and let me go in first.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Help me down," the girl said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Wait here," she said, "and let me go in first.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
unable to move or resist motion
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Wait here," she said, "and let me go in first.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Someone may be on watch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Help me down," the girl said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Someone may be on watch.
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Help me down," the girl said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wait here," she said, "and let me go in first.
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Someone may be on watch.
not in physical motion
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Help me down," the girl said.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait here," she said, "and let me go in first.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Immediately this was done; Claire remained quite still.
look attentively
From this reading Someone may be on watch.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cheeks were smouldering and her left hand was lying inert in John Bulmer's broader palm.
Chapter 8 of Gallantry: Dizain des Fetes Galantes by James Branch Cabell holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
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