Chapter 26 of Love and liberty is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Love and liberty is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TIDE RISES. The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her. Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court. The Assembly won the day. Then it was between the Constitutionals and the Aristocrats.
Chapter 26 of Love and liberty is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aristocrat” — a member of the aristocracy
From this reading “Then it was between the Constitutionals and the Aristocrats.”
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading “Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.”
before anything else
From this reading “Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.”
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading “THE TIDE RISES.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.”
confined on all sides
From this reading “The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “THE TIDE RISES.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.
plural of “aristocrat” — a member of the aristocracy
From this reading Then it was between the Constitutionals and the Aristocrats.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit
From this reading Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it was between the Constitutionals and the Aristocrats.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The Assembly won the day.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
before anything else
From this reading Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it was between the Constitutionals and the Aristocrats.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
plural of “rise” — a growth in strength or number or importance
From this reading THE TIDE RISES.
Identical; not different.
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Firstly, the struggle was between the Assembly and the Court.
confined on all sides
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TIDE RISES.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it was between the Constitutionals and the Aristocrats.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading THE TIDE RISES.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
which person or people
From this reading The Queen was right in not viewing events in the same light as those who surrounded her.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading The Assembly won the day.
Chapter 26 of Love and liberty by Alexandre Dumas holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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 26 holds 204 sentences of Love and liberty, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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