Chapter 8 of Historical Romances is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Historical Romances is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HANNIBAL DE SAULX, COMTE DE TAVANNES. "Tavannes!" "Sire." Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons. Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
Chapter 8 of Historical Romances is here in full — 465 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.”
coming to maturity
From this reading “Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.”
general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
From this reading “HANNIBAL DE SAULX, COMTE DE TAVANNES.”
place in proper rank
From this reading “Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.”
be obedient to
From this reading “Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.”
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading “Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.”
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading “"Sire."”
a request to be present
From this reading “Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.”
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In this reading “Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.”
In this reading “Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
from appearances alone
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
French philosopher remembered as the founder of positivism; he also established sociology as a systematic field of study
From this reading HANNIBAL DE SAULX, COMTE DE TAVANNES.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading HANNIBAL DE SAULX, COMTE DE TAVANNES.
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
coming to maturity
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
more distant in especially space or time
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
set up or found
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
general who commanded the Carthaginian army in the second Punic War; crossed the Alps and defeated the Romans but was recalled to defend Carthage and was defeated (247-182 BC)
From this reading HANNIBAL DE SAULX, COMTE DE TAVANNES.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
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From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
place in proper rank
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
be obedient to
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
hardy sheep developed from the merino producing both good mutton and fine wool
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
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From this reading HANNIBAL DE SAULX, COMTE DE TAVANNES.
make (offspring) by reproduction
From this reading "Sire."
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
a request to be present
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
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From this reading HANNIBAL DE SAULX, COMTE DE TAVANNES.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Tavannes, we know, had been slow to obey the summons.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Emerging from the crowd he found that the King, with Retz and Rambouillet, his Marshal des Logis, had retired to the farther end of the Chamber; apparently Charles had forgotten that he had called.
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