Chapter 31 of Rose à Charlitte is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Rose à Charlitte is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY. "After madness acted, question asked." TENNYSON. Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard. There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
Chapter 31 of Rose à Charlitte is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “"After madness acted, question asked."”
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
From this reading “A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY.”
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading “A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY.”
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading “There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.”
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading “Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “"After madness acted, question asked."”
a wrapped container
From this reading “There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “TENNYSON.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.”
In this reading “Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.”
In this reading “Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.”
a wave that is blown by the wind so its crest is broken and appears white
In this reading “Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.”
an exterior door at one side of a building
In this reading “There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.”
In this reading “There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "After madness acted, question asked."
later than; following
From this reading "After madness acted, question asked."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "After madness acted, question asked."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
From this reading A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY.
a race between candidates for elective office
From this reading A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
-ing form of “hand” — place into the hands or custody of
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A CAMPAIGN BEGUN IN BRIBERY.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading "After madness acted, question asked."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
a wrapped container
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "After madness acted, question asked."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
under normal conditions
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
a Caucasian
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
which person or people
From this reading There seemed to be more people about the house then there usually were, and Bidiane, who stood at the side door, was handing a long paper parcel to a man.
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading Before the day was many hours older, Agapit was driving his white horse into the inn yard.
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Chapter 31 holds 239 sentences of Rose à Charlitte, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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