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The Massarenes

Chapter XXIV

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Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
She was looking worried and worn when she left.”
She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
“Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.
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The Massarenes

Chapter XXIV

Chapter 24 of The Massarenes is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.
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But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.
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She was looking worried and worn when she left.”
/ʃiː wɑːz ˈlʊkɪŋ ˈwɜːrid ənd wɔːrn wen ʃiː left/
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She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.
/ʃiː wɑːz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈfæsəneɪtəd baɪ ðæt ˈlʌvli ˌæpərˈɪʃən wɪtʃ hæd siːmd tuː hɜːr soʊ ˈsplendɪd æn ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən ʌv ˌerəˈstɑːkrəsi ənd ɡreɪs dɪˈlɪʃəs ˈɪnsələns ənd ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbəl ˈsɔːrsəri/
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“Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.

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apparition noun US /ˌæpərˈɪʃən/

a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading “She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.”

aristocracy noun US /ˌerəˈstɑːkrəsi/

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading “She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.”

Ems noun US /ˈiːˈeˈmes/

plural of “em” — a quad with a square body

From this reading “Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.”

incarnation noun US /ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən/

a new personification of a familiar idea

From this reading “She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.”

incomparable adjective US /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbəl/

such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared

From this reading “She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.”

insolence noun US /ˈɪnsələns/

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading “She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.”

paired adjective US /perd/

occurring in pairs or as a pair

From this reading “Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.”

sorcery noun US /ˈsɔːrsəri/

the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

From this reading “She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.”

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alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

apparitionnounUS /ˌæpərˈɪʃən/

a ghostly appearing figure

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.

aristocracynounUS /ˌerəˈstɑːkrəsi/

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

curers

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From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.

daughternounUS /ˈdɔːtər/

a female human offspring

From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.

deliciousadjectiveUS /dɪˈlɪʃəs/

greatly pleasing or entertaining

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

departurenounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃər/

the act of departing

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

DuchessnounUS /ˈdʌtʃəs/

the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

EmsnounUS /ˈiːˈeˈmes/

plural of “em” — a quad with a square body

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

fascinatedadjectiveUS /ˈfæsəneɪtəd/

having your attention fixated as though by a spell

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

GermannounUS /ˈdʒɜːrmən/

a person of German nationality

From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

incarnationnounUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːrˈneɪʃən/

a new personification of a familiar idea

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

incomparableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkɑːmpərəbəl/

such that comparison is impossible; unsuitable for comparison or lacking features that can be compared

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

insolencenounUS /ˈɪnsələns/

the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

Katherine

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From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”

lovenounUS /lʌv/

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/

appealing to the emotions as well as the eye

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

Massarene

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/

being perceived or observed

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

orderedadjectiveUS /ˈɔːrdərd/

having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

pairedadjectiveUS /perd/

occurring in pairs or as a pair

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

remarknounUS /rɪˈmɑːrk/

a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

seasonnounUS /ˈsiːzən/

a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

seemedverbUS /siːmd/

past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

sorcerynounUS /ˈsɔːrsəri/

the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

splendidadjectiveUS /ˈsplendɪd/

having great beauty and splendor

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

takeverbUS /teɪk/

carry out

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

ThempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

unsuspiciously

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

watersnounUS /ˈwɔːtərz/

United States actress and singer (1896-1977)

From this reading Katherine Massarene noticed that her father paired early in the season and was ordered by his physician to take the waters of Ems.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading She was always fascinated by that lovely apparition which had seemed to her so splendid an incarnation of aristocracy and grace, delicious insolence and incomparable sorcery.

William

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

wonderfuladjectiveUS /ˈwʌndərfəl/

extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers

From this reading “Them German waters are wonderful curers,” she said to her daughter.

wornverbUS /wɔːrn/

Damaged or thinned by continuous use.

From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”

worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/

afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

From this reading She was looking worried and worn when she left.”

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading But she made no remark on the fact, and her mother said, quite unsuspiciously, to her husband on his departure, “If you see the Duchess there, William, give her my love.

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