Chapter 8 of The Idol of Paris is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Idol of Paris is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly. Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed. "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?" "I never woke once. Oh! what a sun.
Chapter 8 of The Idol of Paris is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading “Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.”
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading “"Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"”
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading “The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.”
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading “"Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “"I never woke once.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Oh! what a sun.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
dearly loved
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never woke once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never woke once.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! what a sun.
on one occasion
From this reading "I never woke once.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
affording physical or mental rest
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
the state of being asleep
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
in the near future
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
deeply or completely
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Oh! what a sun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Esperance enquired as soon as her own eyes were well opened, what kind of night her chaperone had passed.
which person or people
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "I never woke once.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Deliciously restful, and you, my dear child, how did you sleep?"
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The next morning Marguerite had some difficulty in waking her young mistress, who was sleeping soundly.
Chapter 8 of The Idol of Paris by Sarah Bernhardt holds 208 sentences, grouped into 42 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 8 holds 208 sentences of The Idol of Paris, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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