Chapter 34 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of? O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways." WILLIAM BRIGHTY RAND. I Breton had gone; the room was empty. Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
Chapter 34 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading “I Breton had gone; the room was empty.”
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “I Breton had gone; the room was empty.”
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?”
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “WILLIAM BRIGHTY RAND.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
the two together, not just one
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM BRIGHTY RAND.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
inflected form of “hide” — prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
the basic unit of money in South Africa; equal to 100 cents
From this reading WILLIAM BRIGHTY RAND.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rachel came and, kneeling on the floor, hid her face in Roddy's coat.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
express in words
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I Breton had gone; the room was empty.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading O, we think, said Love, said Praise, Now of children and their ways."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WILLIAM BRIGHTY RAND.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading RACHEL AND RODDY "Tell me, Praise, and tell me, Love, What you both are thinking of?
Chapter 34 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death by Hugh Walpole holds 98 sentences, grouped into 20 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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