Chapter 12 of Odette's Marriage is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Odette's Marriage is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Poor Elaine. She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard. What woman could it have been with Claude? To whom could he have been talking? Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
Chapter 12 of Odette's Marriage is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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away from the right path or direction
From this reading “Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.”
shining intensely
From this reading “Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.”
speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading “Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.”
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading “Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.”
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading “She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.”
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading “Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.”
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In this reading “She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.”
In this reading “Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
away from the right path or direction
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading What woman could it have been with Claude?
shining intensely
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
speaking of yourself in superlatives
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What woman could it have been with Claude?
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What woman could it have been with Claude?
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor Elaine.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What woman could it have been with Claude?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To whom could he have been talking?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What woman could it have been with Claude?
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
the force of workers available
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
past form of “overwhelm” — overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Elaine.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading To whom could he have been talking?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She had returned to her room completely overwhelmed by what she had heard.
which person or people
From this reading Some cruel coquette who made it her pastime to lead men astray, blinding them to their true happiness and boasting of her conquests.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To whom could he have been talking?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What woman could it have been with Claude?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What woman could it have been with Claude?
Chapter 12 of Odette's Marriage by Albert Delpit holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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 12 holds 188 sentences of Odette's Marriage, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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