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Chapter 25 of Prince Eugene and His Times is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MARCHIONESS. "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life. Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest." "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh. "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
Chapter 25 of Prince Eugene and His Times is here in full — 203 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “"Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.”
plural of “bore” — a person who evokes boredom
From this reading “Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."”
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading “THE MARCHIONESS.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.”
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.”
a state of social isolation
From this reading “Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “"No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.”
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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 "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
(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 Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
plural of “bore” — a person who evokes boredom
From this reading Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
highest in quality
From this reading Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
the wife or widow of a marquis
From this reading THE MARCHIONESS.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."
and nothing more
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Here, at least, Laura is indubitably mine; here she is Marchioness de Strozzi."
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
a state of social isolation
From this reading Of all earthly bores, solitude is the greatest."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
carry out
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MARCHIONESS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Strozzi, take my advice, and give up this miserable life.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "No, Barbesieur, in solitude I find my only comfort," returned Strozzi, with a weary sigh.
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