Chapter 10 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Aunt Clo was nice. She was pleased with me and put me opposite her. It was a vatican dinner, semi-political. I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left. Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
Chapter 10 of Jane--Our Stranger: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading “I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.”
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading “Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.”
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading “I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.”
in the recent past
From this reading “Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.”
the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
From this reading “It was a vatican dinner, semi-political.”
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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a government minister for foreign relations
In this reading “I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.”
In this reading “Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It was a vatican dinner, semi-political.
a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
a bishop of highest rank
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Clo was nice.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Clo was nice.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading It was a vatican dinner, semi-political.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a vatican dinner, semi-political.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
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 I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Aunt Clo was nice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
in the recent past
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a vatican dinner, semi-political.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had, I remember, the Italian Ambassador on my right and the Foreign Minister on my left.
the residence of the Catholic Pope in the Vatican City
From this reading It was a vatican dinner, semi-political.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Aunt Clo was nice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was pleased with me and put me opposite her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your aunt was between the Archbishop and the Duc de B---- recently arrived from Rome.
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