Chapter 14 of "No. 101" is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of "No. 101" is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted. Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers. “Good afternoon, Vicomte,” she smiled. “I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.” “Expecting me, Madame?”
Chapter 14 of "No. 101" is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading “TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.””
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading ““I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.””
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.”
French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
From this reading “Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.”
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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seek information from
In this reading “Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Good afternoon, Vicomte,” she smiled.
a small recess opening off a larger room
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.”
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good afternoon, Vicomte,” she smiled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
held up in the air
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Expecting me, Madame?”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
above and across; more than
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
French noblewoman who was the lover of Louis XV, whose policies she influenced (1721-1764)
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Good afternoon, Vicomte,” she smiled.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Good afternoon, Vicomte,” she smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Madame de Pompadour looked up from her papers.
precisely as stated
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
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From this reading “Good afternoon, Vicomte,” she smiled.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO PAGES IN THE BOOK OF LIFE THE curtain over the alcove was very cautiously lifted.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I was expecting you; you observe I am alone.”
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