Chapter 12 of Prince Otto, a Romance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Prince Otto, a Romance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina. ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival. ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron. ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’ ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
Chapter 12 of Prince Otto, a Romance is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.”
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading “‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.”
brought into existence
From this reading “‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!”
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading “‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.”
past form of “closet” — confine to a small space, as for intensive work
From this reading “Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.”
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading “‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
brought into existence
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
past form of “closet” — confine to a small space, as for intensive work
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
a woman of refinement
From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
on one occasion
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘Madam, he is with the Chancellor,’ replied the Baron.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
torment emotionally or mentally
From this reading ‘Ah,’ she said, ‘he was born to torture me!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘Where is he now?’ she asked, on his arrival.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half an hour after, Gondremark was once more closeted with Seraphina.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading ‘Wonder of wonders, he is at work!’
Chapter 12 of Prince Otto, a Romance by Robert Louis Stevenson holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 168 sentences of Prince Otto, a Romance, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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