Chapter 4 of Her Serene Highness: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Her Serene Highness: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No,” said Erica. “We go together. Send your soldiers away, Aloyse.” The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short. “Send them away or I’ll send them away myself.”
Chapter 4 of Her Serene Highness: A Novel is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy confusion and turbulence
From this reading “The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.”
past form of “distend” — become wider
From this reading “The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.”
any plant of the genus Erica
From this reading ““No,” said Erica.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.”
having the legal right to inherit
From this reading “The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.”
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Send your soldiers away, Aloyse.””
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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In this reading ““We go together.”
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From this reading Send your soldiers away, Aloyse.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Send your soldiers away, Aloyse.”
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
noisy confusion and turbulence
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
past form of “distend” — become wider
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
any plant of the genus Erica
From this reading “No,” said Erica.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “We go together.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Send them away or I’ll send them away myself.”
having the legal right to inherit
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Send them away or I’ll send them away myself.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” said Erica.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Send them away or I’ll send them away myself.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “No,” said Erica.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Send your soldiers away, Aloyse.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading Send your soldiers away, Aloyse.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Send them away or I’ll send them away myself.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Inheriting Grand Duke distended his chest and began to bluster, but she cut him short.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “We go together.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We go together.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Send your soldiers away, Aloyse.”
Chapter 4 of Her Serene Highness: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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