Chapter 6 of The end of the house of Alard is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The end of the house of Alard is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I can get out without marrying this man.” “And where will you go?” “I shall go abroad. I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone. If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
Chapter 6 of The end of the house of Alard is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading ““I shall go abroad.”
any person at all
From this reading “I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.””
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.”
take in marriage
From this reading “If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.””
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading ““I can get out without marrying this man.””
with low volume
From this reading “I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.”
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading “If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.””
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 ““I shall go abroad.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading ““I can get out without marrying this man.””
In this reading “I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.”
continue to live and avoid dying
In this reading “I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading “I shall go abroad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And where will you go?”
any person at all
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
the two together, not just one
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “And where will you go?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
take in marriage
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
and nothing more
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
with low volume
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “I shall go abroad.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have enough money of my own to live on quietly, and I needn’t be a disgrace to anyone.
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If I marry Charles I shall only bring unhappiness to both of us.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “And where will you go?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “And where will you go?”
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I can get out without marrying this man.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And where will you go?”
Chapter 6 of The end of the house of Alard by Sheila Kaye-Smith holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
Chapter 6 holds 403 sentences of The end of the house of Alard, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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