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The Passenger from Calais

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.
I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.
Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.
This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.
So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.
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The Passenger from Calais

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of The Passenger from Calais is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.
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I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.
/aɪ hɜːrd naʊ ənd ˈdefənətli ʌv maɪ ˈfjuːdʒətɪv ˈleɪdi/
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Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.
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This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.
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So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.
/soʊ nɪr ɑːr ðə ˈtʃænsəz ɪnˈkaʊntərd ɪn sʌtʃ ə prəˈfeʃən æz ˈaʊərz/

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chances noun US /ˈtʃænsəz/

plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading “So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.”

definitely adverb US /ˈdefənətli/

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading “I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.”

encountered verb US /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/

past form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading “So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.”

encourage verb US /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading “My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.”

fugitive noun US /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading “I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.”

Geneva noun US /dʒəˈniːvə/

a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations

From this reading “Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.”

profession noun US /prəˈfeʃən/

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading “So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.”

release verb US /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading “My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.”

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1.35

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

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

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

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

broughtverbUS /brɔːt/

inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

chancesnounUS /ˈtʃænsəz/

plural of “chance” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

definitelyadverbUS /ˈdefənətli/

without question and beyond doubt

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/

past form of “encounter” — come together

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

encourageverbUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒ/

contribute to the progress or growth of

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

evidencenounUS /ˈevədəns/

your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

Falloon

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

fugitivenounUS /ˈfjuːdʒətɪv/

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

GenevanounUS /dʒəˈniːvə/

a city in southwestern Switzerland at the western end of Lake Geneva; it is the headquarters of various international organizations

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

Jura-Simplon

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

ladiesnounUS /ˈleɪdiz/

plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

ladynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

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 Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

light-heartedness

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

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

MnounUS /em/

the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/

used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

MydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

nearadverbUS /nɪr/

near in time or place or relationship

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I heard now and definitely of my fugitive lady.

ourspronounUS /ˈaʊərz/

the one or ones belonging to us

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

outadjectiveUS /aʊt/

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

PnounUS /piː/

a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

professionnounUS /prəˈfeʃən/

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/

with low volume

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

releaseverbUS /riˈliːs/

release, as from one's grip

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

remainedverbUS /rɪˈmeɪnd/

past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

sightnounUS /saɪt/

an instance of visual perception

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

slippedverbUS /slɪpt/

inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

SoconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

spiritsnounUS /ˈspɪrɪts/

an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading So near are the chances encountered in such a profession as ours.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

trainverbUS /treɪn/

create by training and teaching

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/

below or beneath something; less than

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

undoubted

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

Vevey

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

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

waiting-room

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

From this reading Falloon had come upon undoubted evidence that she had never left the great Jura-Simplon station, but had remained quietly out of sight in the "ladies' waiting-room" until the next train left for Geneva.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

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

From this reading This was at 1.35 P.M., and she must have slipped away right under my eyes into the very train which had brought me back from Vevey.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading My spirits rose with my release, but there was still more than freedom to encourage my light-heartedness.

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