Chapter 20 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STONE IN THE GARDEN. OCTOBER 11, 1791. This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests. Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself. The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
Chapter 20 of The Forsaken Inn: A Novel is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.”
-ing form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading “The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.”
the literary culture
From this reading “This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “OCTOBER 11, 1791.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.”
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From this reading OCTOBER 11, 1791.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OCTOBER 11, 1791.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
a female human offspring
From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
-ing form of “embroider” — decorate with needlework
From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the literary culture
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading OCTOBER 11, 1791.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STONE IN THE GARDEN.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This morning the post brought two letters for my strange guests.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The ladies were sitting together, the daughter embroidering.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Being anxious to see how they would be received, I carried them up to Madame Letellier's room myself.
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