Chapter XXIII of The Gilded Chair: A Novel, “The Great Peril,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIII
Chapter XXIII of The Gilded Chair: A Novel, “The Great Peril,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women. They arose. The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky. "They are coming," she said. The man did not answer, and he did not move.
Chapter XXIII of The Gilded Chair: A Novel, “The Great Peril,” is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “They arose.”
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading “The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.”
located far away spatially
From this reading “The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.”
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading “The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.”
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In this reading “The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man did not answer, and he did not move.
react verbally
From this reading The man did not answer, and he did not move.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They are coming," she said.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading They arose.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
heard or perceptible by the ear
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "They are coming," she said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The man did not answer, and he did not move.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The man did not answer, and he did not move.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The man did not answer, and he did not move.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The man did not answer, and he did not move.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The man did not answer, and he did not move.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
above and across; more than
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
located far away spatially
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "They are coming," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They are coming," she said.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They arose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Marchesa Soderrelli moved over to where the Duke stood looking up at the sky.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The remote sounds, caught by the man's trained ear, were now audible to the women.
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