Chapter 14 of Madame Gilbert's Cannibal is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Madame Gilbert's Cannibal is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie." "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths. Marie Lambert frowned. It was not the reply for which she had angled. A few more days had passed.
Chapter 14 of Madame Gilbert's Cannibal is here in full — 289 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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united by being of the same opinion
From this reading “"Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.”
forming or set at an angle
From this reading “It was not the reply for which she had angled.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “Marie Lambert frowned.”
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading “MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “It was not the reply for which she had angled.”
-ing form of “state” — express in words
From this reading “"Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.”
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading “"Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
forming or set at an angle
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few more days had passed.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few more days had passed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Marie Lambert frowned.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
a cgs unit of illumination equal to the brightness of a perfectly diffusing surface that emits or reflects one lumen per square centimeter
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A few more days had passed.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A few more days had passed.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
-ing form of “state” — express in words
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
not open to challenge
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
at the time that
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was not the reply for which she had angled.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," agreed Willie, as one stating the most unchallengeable of truths.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MARIE LAMBERT "When you go to England and become a great Lord," said she, "you will forget poor Marie."
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