Chapter 8 of The Invader: A Novel is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Invader: A Novel is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Madame dort toujours!" The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall. "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!" The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent: "So much the better if she sleeps.
Chapter 8 of The Invader: A Novel is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading “The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent:”
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
From this reading “The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.”
past form of “cheek” — speak impudently to
From this reading “The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.”
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.”
very small
From this reading “"She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"So much the better if she sleeps.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.”
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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 The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
distinctive manner of oral expression
From this reading The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "So much the better if she sleeps.
an occurrence of something
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
a Swiss house with a sloping roof and wide eaves or a house built in this style
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
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From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
past form of “cheek” — speak impudently to
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madame dort toujours!"
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From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent:
a person of German nationality
From this reading The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent:
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "So much the better if she sleeps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading "Madame dort toujours!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "So much the better if she sleeps.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
held or filled or in use
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
very small
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
in a phlegmatic manner
From this reading The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "So much the better if she sleeps.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So much the better if she sleeps.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Madame dort toujours!"
precisely as stated
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
which person or people
From this reading The dark-eyed, cherry cheeked, white-capped chamber-maid of the Hotel du Chalet made the statement to the manager, who occupied a glass case in the hall.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The manager answered phlegmatically in French with a German accent:
the day immediately before today
From this reading "She must have been very tired yesterday, pauvre petite!"
Chapter 8 of The Invader: A Novel by Margaret L. (Margaret Louisa) Woods holds 123 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.
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