Chapter 31 of Palaces and prisons is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Palaces and prisons is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOUISON AND MARGUERITE. Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand. “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said. “Just as usual, she wants you. As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
Chapter 31 of Palaces and prisons is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “LOUISON AND MARGUERITE.”
a human being
From this reading “As if there was no person in the world but herself.””
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading ““It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading ““Just as usual, she wants you.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading ““Just as usual, she wants you.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “As if there was no person in the world but herself.””
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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 Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOUISON AND MARGUERITE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Just as usual, she wants you.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just as usual, she wants you.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Dame Doudel held a letter in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOUISON AND MARGUERITE.
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading LOUISON AND MARGUERITE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
not any; not one
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
a human being
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It is from my sister Tillery,” she said.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “Just as usual, she wants you.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Just as usual, she wants you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading As if there was no person in the world but herself.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Just as usual, she wants you.
Chapter 31 of Palaces and prisons by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 31 holds 416 sentences of Palaces and prisons, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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