Chapter 7 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O, you conspirators!" Tate exclaimed. "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him. "Yes. She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
Chapter 7 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.”
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.”
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading “"O, you conspirators!"”
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “"Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.”
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
From this reading “She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.”
filled with satisfaction
From this reading “"Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.”
-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep
From this reading “She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.”
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading “Tate exclaimed.”
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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 She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy
From this reading "O, you conspirators!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Tate exclaimed.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
-ing form of “ignore” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
infectious disease characterized by inflammation of the meninges (the tissues that surround the brain or spinal cord) usually caused by a bacterial infection; symptoms include headache and stiff neck and fever and nausea
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, you conspirators!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
-ing form of “slumber” — be asleep
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
United States poet and critic (1899-1979)
From this reading Tate exclaimed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
precisely as stated
From this reading She has a very common complaint, a form of meningitis; slumbering meningitis, it's often called.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O, you conspirators!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Then you've satisfied yourself about her?" said his wife, ignoring him.
Chapter 7 of Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel by John D. (John Daniel) Barry holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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