Chapter 25 of Taking the Bastile is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Taking the Bastile is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NIGHT OF HORRORS. The night went by quietly. At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass. When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place. She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
Chapter 25 of Taking the Bastile is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inspired with confidence
From this reading “She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.”
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading “At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.”
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading “THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.”
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.”
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In this reading “She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.”
In this reading “She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.”
In this reading “At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.”
In this reading “When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.”
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The night went by quietly.
inspired with confidence
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
plural of “guard” — a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
go across or through
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
with low volume
From this reading The night went by quietly.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading She felt encouraged indeed on her return home by having her most faithful guards around her.
comparative of “safe” — free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT OF HORRORS.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading At midnight the Queen had tried to go out to the Trianon Palace but the National Guards had refused to let her pass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The night went by quietly.
at the time that
From this reading When she spoke of feeling fear, they answered that she was safer here than any other place.
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