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Chapter 13 of The guests of Hercules is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered. "Oh!" The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed. "Then we go in different directions. I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.
Chapter 13 of The guests of Hercules is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading “"As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.”
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading “"As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.”
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “"Then we go in different directions.”
let have
From this reading “"As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.”
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading “I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.”
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading “The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.”
without strain or anxiety
From this reading “The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.”
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading “The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
provide a cure for, make healthy again
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "Then we go in different directions.
plural of “direction” — a line leading to a place or point
From this reading "Then we go in different directions.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
let have
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Then we go in different directions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.
plural of “muscle” — one of the contractile organs of the body
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
without strain or anxiety
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
(physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading The slight look of strain on Lady Dauntrey's face passed, as if her muscles relaxed.
express in words
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then we go in different directions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading I am walking up the hill to Monte Carlo.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then we go in different directions.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As you tell me, Madame, that Miss Grant is out, I will go on to the Church of Sainte Devote, which is not far away," the cure answered.
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