Chapter 26 of Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GENIUS OF PRUSSIA. The queen was alone in her room. She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her. She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it. "Sure enough, there it is!" she suddenly exclaimed.
Chapter 26 of Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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taking care or paying attention
From this reading “She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.”
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.”
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading “THE GENIUS OF PRUSSIA.”
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
From this reading “She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.”
a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
From this reading “THE GENIUS OF PRUSSIA.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.”
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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 sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The queen was alone in her room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.
put on clothes
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Sure enough, there it is!" she suddenly exclaimed.
-ing form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Sure enough, there it is!" she suddenly exclaimed.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading THE GENIUS OF PRUSSIA.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The queen was alone in her room.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The queen was alone in her room.
linked or locked closely together as by dovetailing
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sure enough, there it is!" she suddenly exclaimed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GENIUS OF PRUSSIA.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
above and across; more than
From this reading She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.
a former kingdom in north-central Europe including present-day northern Germany and northern Poland
From this reading THE GENIUS OF PRUSSIA.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading The queen was alone in her room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The queen was alone in her room.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "Sure enough, there it is!" she suddenly exclaimed.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Sure enough, there it is!" she suddenly exclaimed.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GENIUS OF PRUSSIA.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Sure enough, there it is!" she suddenly exclaimed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned over the dress, as if carefully examining it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The queen was alone in her room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat on the sofa, and a dress of heavy silk, interwoven with flowers, lay spread out on the table before her.
Chapter 26 of Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia by L. (Luise) Mühlbach holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 26 holds 204 sentences of Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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