Chapter 20 of Marie Antoinette and Her Son is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Marie Antoinette and Her Son is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY. "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette." "We are prisoners, and shall long remain so! Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison. Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."
Chapter 20 of Marie Antoinette and Her Son is here in full — 370 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without deviation
From this reading “"We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “"We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"We are prisoners, and shall long remain so!”
try to get or reach
From this reading “Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."”
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From this reading TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.
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From this reading TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We are prisoners, and shall long remain so!
have
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."
without deviation
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
divisible by two
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
the organ of sight
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
a social unit living together
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "We are prisoners, and shall long remain so!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
engage in
From this reading Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "We are prisoners, and shall long remain so!
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "We are prisoners, and shall long remain so!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
try to get or reach
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We are prisoners, and shall long remain so!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "We are prisoners, and shall long remain so!
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Let us make a fixed plan how to spend our days."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO THE 21ST 0F JANUARY.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us seek to have a kind of household life even in our prison.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
in a worthy manner; with worthiness
From this reading "We must look misfortune directly in the eye, and have courage to bear it worthily," said Marie Antoinette."
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