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Chapter 9 of Tales of Unrest is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Madame Levaille shivered. A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood. Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes. She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me. But there!
Chapter 9 of Tales of Unrest is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading “Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “Madame Levaille shivered.”
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.”
walk heavily
From this reading “A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.”
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading “A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.”
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading “Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there!
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
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 A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
plural of “corner” — a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
in a gradual manner
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Levaille shivered.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Levaille shivered.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
above and across; more than
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading Madame Levaille shivered.
plural of “sleeve” — the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me.
walk heavily
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
make steady
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there!
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
in or at the place that
From this reading A wave of cold ran down her back, down her fat arms under her tight sleeves, made her stamp gently where she stood.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me.
plural of “wrinkle” — a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
From this reading Quivers ran over the broad cheeks, across the thin lips, ran amongst the wrinkles at the corners of her steady old eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She stammered-- You wicked woman--you disgrace me.
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