Chapter 16 of The Countess of Charny is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Countess of Charny is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WIDOW. During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing? Being hungry, he called for his dinner. Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him. He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
Chapter 16 of The Countess of Charny is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “adherent” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading “During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.”
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading “Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.”
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading “During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?”
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.”
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading “During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “THE WIDOW.”
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In this reading “He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.”
In this reading “He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.”
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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 set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
plural of “adherent” — someone who believes and helps to spread the doctrine of another
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being hungry, he called for his dinner.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Being hungry, he called for his dinner.
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 Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Being hungry, he called for his dinner.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
the act of consuming food
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Being hungry, he called for his dinner.
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being hungry, he called for his dinner.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Being hungry, he called for his dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
immediately past
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WIDOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading During the slaying of the last of his adherents, what was the monarch doing?
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading THE WIDOW.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Bread and wine, cold fowl, and meat, and fruit were brought him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading He set to eating as if he were at a hunting-party, without noticing how he was stared at.
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