Chapter 3 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous? Je suis l'amante, dit-elle. Cueillez la branche de houx." Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head. She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
Chapter 3 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “"Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?”
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading “"Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?”
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading “She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.”
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.”
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading “She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.”
in a stiff manner
From this reading “She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.”
not known or well known
From this reading “She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.”
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In this reading “"Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?”
In this reading “Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.”
In this reading “She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.”
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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 Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
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From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
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From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
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From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
the lower side of anything
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
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From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
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From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
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From this reading Je suis l'amante, dit-elle.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
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From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
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From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
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From this reading Je suis l'amante, dit-elle.
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From this reading Je suis l'amante, dit-elle.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Cueillez la branche de houx."
immediately past
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
having an oblique or slanted direction
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
in a stiff manner
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
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From this reading Je suis l'amante, dit-elle.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
not known or well known
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
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From this reading "Vous etes bien pale, ma belle, Comment vous appelez-vous?
at the time that
From this reading Annette stirred at last when a shaft of sunlight fell upon her head.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She sat up stiffly, and stared round the unfamiliar chamber, with the low sun slanting across the floor and creeping up the bottom of the door.
Chapter 3 of Notwithstanding by Mary Cholmondeley holds 128 sentences, grouped into 26 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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