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Chapter 16 of Luxury--Gluttony is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him: "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me. I came here with the hope of turning your head." "So," cried the prince, astonished, "you confess it!" "Entirely.
Chapter 16 of Luxury--Gluttony is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “"So," cried the prince, astonished, "you confess it!"”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"So," cried the prince, astonished, "you confess it!"”
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “"Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “"Entirely.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “"Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:”
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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In this reading “I came here with the hope of turning your head."”
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading "So," cried the prince, astonished, "you confess it!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "So," cried the prince, astonished, "you confess it!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "So," cried the prince, astonished, "you confess it!"
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Entirely.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "So," cried the prince, astonished, "you confess it!"
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
at the time that
From this reading When Madeleine had seated the prince near her, she said to him:
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Listen, monseigneur, I will be frank, so frank that I defy you not to believe me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I came here with the hope of turning your head."
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