Chapter 5 of The Battle of the Strong — Volume 3 is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Battle of the Strong — Volume 3 is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable. You shall meet her to-morrow " . !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
Chapter 5 of The Battle of the Strong — Volume 3 is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disposed to please
From this reading “"The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “!--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “!--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.”
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “!--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.”
come together
From this reading “You shall meet her to-morrow " .”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “!--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “!--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading “"The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.”
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later than; following
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
disposed to please
From this reading "The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You shall meet her to-morrow " .
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
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 !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
come together
From this reading You shall meet her to-morrow " .
have ownership or possession of
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
possessing material wealth
From this reading "The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading You shall meet her to-morrow " .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You shall meet her to-morrow " .
the words that are spoken
From this reading !--Long after Philip left the Duke to go to his own chamber, these words rang in his ears.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You shall meet her to-morrow " .
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "The Comtesse Chantavoine, young, rich, amiable.
Chapter 5 of The Battle of the Strong — Volume 3 by Gilbert Parker holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 5 holds 131 sentences of The Battle of the Strong — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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