Chapter 21 of The conspirators is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The conspirators is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUC DE RICHELIEU. "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter. "Are you, then, always the same? Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses." "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Chapter 21 of The conspirators is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading “"On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."”
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “"On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “"At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.”
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “"On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."”
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “"On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."”
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “"On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."”
French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
From this reading “THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
determine the number or amount of
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
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From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
to come or go into
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
at any time
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
immediately past
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
plural of “mistress” — an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
be shown or be found to be
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
French prelate and statesman; principal minister to Louis XIII (1585-1642)
From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading "At last!" cried the duchess, seeing Richelieu enter.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUC DE RICHELIEU.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On the contrary, madame," said Richelieu, approaching the duchess, "for to-day, more than ever, I prove to your highness that I can reconcile everything."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you, then, always the same?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your friends cannot count on you any more than your mistresses."
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