Chapter 27 of The Inevitable is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Inevitable is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs. The maid turned back. "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed. He grunted some reply. "How did you sleep, prince?"
Chapter 27 of The Inevitable is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading “He grunted some reply.”
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading “"I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.”
a female domestic
From this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
the display of a motion picture
From this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
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In this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
In this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
In this reading “Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.”
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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 Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The maid turned back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did you sleep, prince?"
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
plural of “gallery” — spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading He grunted some reply.
someone employed to conduct others
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grunted some reply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did you sleep, prince?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
a female domestic
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
complex system of paths or tunnels in which it is easy to get lost
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "How did you sleep, prince?"
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading He grunted some reply.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
the display of a motion picture
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "How did you sleep, prince?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He grunted some reply.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
not in physical motion
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The maid turned back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I still need a guide to find my way," Cornélie laughed.
at the time that
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
in or at the place that
From this reading Next morning Urania's maid was showing Cornélie through a maze of galleries to the garden, where breakfast was to be served, when she met Gilio on the stairs.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How did you sleep, prince?"
Chapter 27 of The Inevitable by Louis Couperus holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 27 holds 122 sentences of The Inevitable, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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