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Madame Gilbert's Cannibal
Madame Gilbert's Cannibal

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Madame Gilbert's Cannibal is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.
New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.
She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.
She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.
The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.
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Madame Gilbert's Cannibal

Chapter I

Chapter 1 of Madame Gilbert's Cannibal is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.
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New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.
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She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.
/ʃiː hæd bɪn ɪn ˈɪtəli ˈbɪzid wɪð ðoʊz əbsˈkjʊr ˌɪnˈtriːɡz fɔːr ðə kənˈfaʊndɪŋ ʌv æn ˈenəmi wɪtʃ ɑːr ɪksˈkjuːzd ənd ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd æz ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk ˌprɑːpəˈɡændə/
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She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.
/ʃiː ɪz ˈsætəsfaɪd ðæt ɑːn ðə ˌɪˈtæljən frʌnt ʃiː ənd ðoʊz huː wɜːrkt wɪð hɜːr ˈrɪli wʌn ðə wɔːr/
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The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

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Austria noun US /ˈɔːstriə/

a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

From this reading “New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.”

confounding adjective US /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/

that confounds or contradicts or confuses

From this reading “She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.”

Gilbert's noun US /ˈɡɪlbərts/

possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading “New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.”

google noun US /ˈɡuːɡəl/

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

From this reading “See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.”

intrigues noun US /ˌɪnˈtriːɡz/

plural of “intrigue” — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

From this reading “She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.”

propaganda noun US /ˌprɑːpəˈɡændə/

information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

From this reading “She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.”

revel verb US /ˈrevəl/

take delight in

From this reading “The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.”

satisfactorily adverb US /ˌsætɪˈsfæktrəli/

in a satisfactory manner

From this reading “The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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revel in verb + particle

In this reading “The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.”

busied with verb + particle counted as “busy with”

In this reading “She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.”

fell out verb + adjective

In this reading “New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.”

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1914

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From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

4

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From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

681

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From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

AustrianounUS /ˈɔːstriə/

a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

AuthornounUS /ˈɔːθər/

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

AvenuenounUS /ˈævənuː/

a line of approach

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/

inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

com

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From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

CompanynounUS /ˈkʌmpəniː/

an institution created to conduct business

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

confoundingadjectiveUS /kənˈfaʊndɪŋ/

that confounds or contradicts or confuses

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

dignifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪɡnəfaɪd/

having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

Dutton

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From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

EnounUS /iː/

a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

eK

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From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

ennounUS /en/

half the width of an em

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

enemynounUS /ˈenəmi/

an opposing military force

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

etc

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

excusedadjectiveUS /ɪksˈkjuːzd/

granted exemption

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

FifthnounUS /fɪfθ/

a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/

preceding all others in time or space or degree

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

FrontnounUS /frʌnt/

the side that is forward or prominent

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

GilbertnounUS /ˈɡɪlbərt/

a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

Gilbert'snounUS /ˈɡɪlbərts/

possessive form of “gilbert” — a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

googlenounUS /ˈɡuːɡəl/

a widely used search engine that uses text-matching techniques to find web pages that are important and relevant to a user's search

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

hlnoun

a metric unit of volume or capacity equal to 100 liters

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/

leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

https

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

idnounUS /ɪd/

a state in the Rocky Mountains

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

intriguesnounUS /ˌɪnˈtriːɡz/

plural of “intrigue” — a crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

ItaliannounUS /ˌɪˈtæljən/

a native or inhabitant of Italy

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

ItalynounUS /ˈɪtəli/

a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

LostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

NavaladjectiveUS /ˈneɪvəl/

connected with or belonging to or used in a navy

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/

make less visible or unclear

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

PapersnounUS /ˈpeɪpərz/

writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

patrioticadjectiveUS /ˌpeɪtriˈɑːtɪk/

inspired by love for your country

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

propagandanounUS /ˌprɑːpəˈɡændə/

information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

revelverbUS /ˈrevəl/

take delight in

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

satisfactorilyadverbUS /ˌsætɪˈsfæktrəli/

in a satisfactory manner

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

satisfiedadjectiveUS /ˈsætəsfaɪd/

filled with satisfaction

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

SeeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

servicenounUS /ˈsɜːrvəs/

work done by one person or group that benefits another

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

spedverbUS /sped/

inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The war satisfactorily won, Madame Gilbert sped home to revel in the first holiday which she had known since August, 1914.

warnounUS /wɔːr/

the waging of armed conflict against an enemy

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had been in Italy busied with those obscure intrigues for the confounding of an enemy which are excused, and dignified, as patriotic propaganda.

wonnounUS /wʌn/

the basic unit of money in South Korea

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

workedverbUS /wɜːrkt/

past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading She is satisfied that on the Italian Front she, and those who worked with her, really won the war.

wRqfBsaUC

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From this reading See https://books.google.com/books?id=eK4wRqfBsaUC&hl=en Author of "The Lost Naval Papers," etc.

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading New York E. P. Dutton & Company 681 Fifth Avenue Madame Gilbert's war service ended when Austria fell out.

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