Chapter 8 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I AM A DISGRACED WOMAN." ROZEL, _October 10_. Here I am back in my cell, my friend. Why did I ever leave it? Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
Chapter 8 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!”
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading “Here I am back in my cell, my friend.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!”
suffering shame
From this reading “"I AM A DISGRACED WOMAN."”
the month following September and preceding November
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!”
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!”
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From this reading ROZEL, _October 10_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I AM A DISGRACED WOMAN."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I AM A DISGRACED WOMAN."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Here I am back in my cell, my friend.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
A small stone room in a prison where an inmate is locked behind iron bars.
From this reading Here I am back in my cell, my friend.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Why did I ever leave it?
suffering shame
From this reading "I AM A DISGRACED WOMAN."
at any time
From this reading Why did I ever leave it?
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Here I am back in my cell, my friend.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here I am back in my cell, my friend.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I AM A DISGRACED WOMAN."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here I am back in my cell, my friend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Why did I ever leave it?
go away from a place
From this reading Why did I ever leave it?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Here I am back in my cell, my friend.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading ROZEL, _October 10_.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ROZEL, _October 10_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did I ever leave it?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "I AM A DISGRACED WOMAN."
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Never has a man felt a more troubled heart beat between these cold walls, than my own wretched heart!
Chapter 8 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas by Octave Feuillet holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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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