Chapter 3 of The Indiscretion of the Duchess is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Indiscretion of the Duchess is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Duchess Defines Her Position. I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill. In about three minutes' time we met. There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes. He was smoking a cigar.
Chapter 3 of The Indiscretion of the Duchess is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “He was smoking a cigar.”
third-person singular of “define” — determine the essential quality of
From this reading “The Duchess Defines Her Position.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “The Duchess Defines Her Position.”
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading “I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.”
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading “There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.”
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
From this reading “There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “He was smoking a cigar.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading In about three minutes' time we met.
Having no one else present.
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading He was smoking a cigar.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
third-person singular of “define” — determine the essential quality of
From this reading The Duchess Defines Her Position.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading The Duchess Defines Her Position.
opinion or judgment
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was smoking a cigar.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Duchess Defines Her Position.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In about three minutes' time we met.
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading In about three minutes' time we met.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading In about three minutes' time we met.
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading The Duchess Defines Her Position.
being puffed out; used of hair style or clothing
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading He was smoking a cigar.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Duchess Defines Her Position.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading In about three minutes' time we met.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading In about three minutes' time we met.
the upper part of anything
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
precisely as stated
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I walked on at a leisurely pace; the heavy carriage was very near the top of the hill.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading In about three minutes' time we met.
a Caucasian
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading There sat alone in the carriage a tall dark man, with a puffy white face, a heavy mustache, and stern cold eyes.
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