Chapter 21 of Marguerite de Valois is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Marguerite de Valois is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES. As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre. Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon. Coconnas and La Mole had followed them. The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
Chapter 21 of Marguerite de Valois is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading “MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “The King and Henry were knocking about the city.”
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading “As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.”
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.”
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading “As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.”
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading “Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.”
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 “As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.”
In this reading “As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.”
In this reading “As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.”
In this reading “As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
well in the past; former
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
third-person singular of “dispose” — give, sell, or transfer to another
From this reading MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
an art museum that is a famous tourist attraction in Paris
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
the force of workers available
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
used to form the superlative
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
third-person singular of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading MAN PROPOSES BUT GOD DISPOSES.
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
European strong-scented perennial herb with grey-green bitter-tasting leaves; an irritant similar to poison ivy
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Coconnas and La Mole had followed them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marguerite and Madame de Nevers had departed for the Rue Tizon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The King and Henry were knocking about the city.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading As the duke had said to the young men, the most profound silence reigned in the Louvre.
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