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Prince Zilah — Volume 2
Prince Zilah — Volume 2

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Prince Zilah — Volume 2 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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"HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"
Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
What remained to her?
Expiation?
Forgetfulness?
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Prince Zilah — Volume 2

Chapter III · Chapter 3

Chapter 3 of Prince Zilah — Volume 2 is here in full — 185 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"
/hæv aɪ ðə raɪt tuː laɪ/
Line 2
Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
Line 3
What remained to her?
/wʌt rɪˈmeɪnd tuː hɜːr/
Line 4
Expiation?
Line 5
Forgetfulness?

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

bad adjective US /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”

belief noun US /bɪˈliːf/

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”

dream noun US /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”

ended adjective US /ˈendəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”

faith noun US /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”

lie verb US /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading “"HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"”

remained verb US /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading “What remained to her?”

romance noun US /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

beliefnounUS /bɪˈliːf/

any cognitive content held as true

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

dreamnounUS /driːm/

A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/

having come or been brought to a conclusion

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

Expiationnoun

compensation for a wrong

From this reading Expiation?

faithnounUS /feɪθ/

a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

Forgetfulnessnoun

tendency to forget

From this reading Forgetfulness?

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

HAVEauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

LIEverbUS /laɪ/

be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position

From this reading "HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading What remained to her?

RIGHTadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading "HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"

romancenounUS /roʊˈmæns/

a relationship between two lovers

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

snounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "HAVE I THE RIGHT TO LIE?"

Tzigana

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What remained to her?

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"

Chapter 3 of Prince Zilah — Volume 2 by Jules Claretie holds 185 sentences, grouped into 37 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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Chapter 3 holds 185 sentences of Prince Zilah — Volume 2, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.

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Vocabulary met early in Prince Zilah — Volume 2

Words and structures a reader meets early in Prince Zilah — Volume 2, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Marsa
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prince Zilah — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Departed
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prince Zilah — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Vogotzine
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prince Zilah — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Carriage
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Prince Zilah — Volume 2; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.