Chapter 13 of The Belovéd Vagabond is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Belovéd Vagabond is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety. He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands. I went up to Joanna. "He can't come to-night, Madame." "Why not?"
Chapter 13 of The Belovéd Vagabond is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.”
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading “THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.”
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading “He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.”
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.”
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
From this reading “THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.”
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading “He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.”
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading “He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.”
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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 He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He can't come to-night, Madame."
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "He can't come to-night, Madame."
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
inflected form of “freeze” — stop moving or become immobilized
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went up to Joanna.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "He can't come to-night, Madame."
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
the state of being sober and not intoxicated by alcohol
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
past form of “sway” — move back and forth or sideways
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
plural of “table” — a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE sight of Joanna froze Paragot into momentary sobriety.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went up to Joanna.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He can't come to-night, Madame."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I went up to Joanna.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went up to Joanna.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stood rigid for a few seconds and then swayed into a chair by one of the tables and sat with his head in his hands.
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