Chapter 14 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FATHER AND STEP-DAUGHTER. It was on one of the first days of June. Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn. Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk. The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.
Chapter 14 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “It was on one of the first days of June.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.”
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading “Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.”
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading “The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.”
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading “The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.”
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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 Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FATHER AND STEP-DAUGHTER.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading FATHER AND STEP-DAUGHTER.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
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 Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
a former province of northwestern France on the English channel; divided into Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie
From this reading The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading Clotilde had left early in the morning, fresh and radiant as the dawn.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FATHER AND STEP-DAUGHTER.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The roads are lovely in Normandy at this season.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Two hours later, Lucan mounted his horse and started at a walk.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was on one of the first days of June.
Chapter 14 of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas by Octave Feuillet holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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.
Chapter 14 holds 171 sentences of Led Astray and The Sphinx Two Novellas, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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