Chapter 3 of Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUCHESS. Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant: "You have a letter for me? From whom?" "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
Chapter 3 of Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “THE DUCHESS.”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:”
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading “"From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.”
excessively quick
From this reading “Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:”
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading “"From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.”
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading “Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:”
a request to be present
From this reading “Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:”
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In this reading “"From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.”
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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 Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
later than; following
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading THE DUCHESS.
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You have a letter for me?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From whom?"
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
excessively quick
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have a letter for me?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "You have a letter for me?
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have a letter for me?
offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
with little or no delay
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
a request to be present
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUCHESS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "From the Comtesse de Beaumesnil, madame," replied the man, handing Madame Barbancon the letter through the lattice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Madame Barbancon promptly responded to this peremptory summons, and, after a hasty apology to her employer, said to the waiting servant:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From whom?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have a letter for me?
Chapter 3 of Pride: One of the Seven Cardinal Sins by Eugène Sue holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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