Chapter 15 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes? Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET. The Italian winter was closing in. The nights were bitter cold. Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
Chapter 15 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron is here in full — 83 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading “Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.”
comparative of “all” — (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 “Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “The Italian winter was closing in.”
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading “Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?”
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading “The Italian winter was closing in.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “Had Michael reached at last the death of love?”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “The nights were bitter cold.”
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading “Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.”
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From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
king of Wessex; defeated the Vikings and encouraged writing in English (849-899)
From this reading Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
comparative of “all” — (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 Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading The nights were bitter cold.
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
the act of closing something
From this reading The Italian winter was closing in.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading The nights were bitter cold.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry
From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
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From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
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From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Italian winter was closing in.
a native or inhabitant of Italy
From this reading The Italian winter was closing in.
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From this reading Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
immediately past
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
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From this reading Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
French poet and writer (1810-1857)
From this reading Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading The nights were bitter cold.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
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From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
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From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Had Michael reached at last the death of love?
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading Qui sait jusq'où peut aller l'inconstance de ce sable mouvant?--ALFRED DE MUSSET.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Qui sait ce qui peut advenir de la fragilité des femmes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Italian winter was closing in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Italian winter was closing in.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The nights were bitter cold.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The Italian winter was closing in.
Chapter 15 of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron by Mary Cholmondeley holds 83 sentences, grouped into 17 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 15 holds 83 sentences of Prisoners: Fast Bound In Misery And Iron, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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