Chapter 16 of The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin (Louis XVII) is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin (Louis XVII) is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died. Poor woman! She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron. In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame. An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
Chapter 16 of The Mystery of the Lost Dauphin (Louis XVII) is here in full — 20 sentences across 4 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.”
not still wet
From this reading “An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.”
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading “She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.”
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.”
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading “THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.”
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.”
completely neat and clean
From this reading “She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.”
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading “An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Poor woman!”
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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 She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
extreme mental distress
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
not still wet
From this reading An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
divisible by two
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
not any; not one
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor woman!
past form of “repute” — look on as or consider
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
plural of “source” — the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
completely neat and clean
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In her past there had been hours of anguish, despair and shame.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
create by training and teaching
From this reading An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing
From this reading An unremitting train of misfortunes had dried the sources of her tears.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was no grande dame, not even a spotless matron.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE DAUPHIN'S WIFE About this time my companion and reputed sister died.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Poor woman!
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