Chapter 17 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go." Vine bowed his head. "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered. "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black. "Yes, aunt."
Chapter 17 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Vine bowed his head.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “"Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “"Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “"Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.”
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading “"Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “"Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.”
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading “Vine bowed his head.”
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.
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In this reading “"Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."”
In this reading “"Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Vine bowed his head.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."
the act of departing
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading "Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Vine bowed his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vine bowed his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
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From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
lacking brightness or color; dull
From this reading "Going out?" she said, shrinking from the sombre figure in black.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface
From this reading Vine bowed his head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."
at the time that
From this reading "Come, my child," he said, turning to Madelaine, and he was half way to the door when Aunt Marguerite entered.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she replied gravely; "we must go."
Chapter 17 of The Haute Noblesse: A Novel by George Manville Fenn holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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