Chapter 7 of The Cardinal's snuff-box is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Cardinal's snuff-box is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered. “I must be cautious,” he told himself. “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.” At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid. “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
Chapter 7 of The Cardinal's snuff-box is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading ““Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.”
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.”
showing careful forethought
From this reading ““I must be cautious,” he told himself.”
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
From this reading ““In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.””
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.”
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading “At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading ““In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.””
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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 “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
the property of something spacious and abounding in fresh air
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “I must be cautious,” he told himself.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
showing careful forethought
From this reading “I must be cautious,” he told himself.
of extreme importance; vital to the resolution of a crisis
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
past form of “flutter” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I must be cautious,” he told himself.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I must be cautious,” he told himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I must be cautious,” he told himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
a particular point in time
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “I must be cautious,” he told himself.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
the characteristic of doing things without delay
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
Identical; not different.
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled into his eyes, and his heart fluttered.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I must be cautious,” he told himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
precisely as stated
From this reading At the same time, as a very part of his caution, he must appear entirely nonchalant and candid.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “In more ways than one, this is a crucial moment.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Oh, no--tutt' altro,” he said, with an assumption of nonchalant airiness and candid promptness.
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