Chapter 13 of Palaces and prisons is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Palaces and prisons is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER. Zamara drew close to his mistress. “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory. All at once she looked up. “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
Chapter 13 of Palaces and prisons is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading ““Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading ““Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading ““Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Zamara drew close to his mistress.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.”
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading ““Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “All at once she looked up.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.”
seek information from
In this reading “All at once she looked up.”
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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 “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All at once she looked up.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All at once she looked up.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Zamara drew close to his mistress.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Zamara drew close to his mistress.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Zamara drew close to his mistress.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading All at once she looked up.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Zamara drew close to his mistress.
on one occasion
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
by chance
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
To recall to mind.
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading MADAME’S CRIME COMES HOME TO TORTURE HER.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Madame will, perhaps, remember a man whom she once summoned from his home in Germany—a learned physician——” The countess put a hand up to her forehead, and seemed to search her memory.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean that Dr. Gosner, with the ring?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Zamara drew close to his mistress.
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