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The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel
The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel

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There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.
A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.
Oh!--if--Alas!
VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.
There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.
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/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 915 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 171/183 · 5 reading units · Lines 851–855

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There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.
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A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.
/ə ˈsɪkənɪŋ ˈæŋɡər ənd dɪsˈɡʌst wɪð feɪt meɪd maɪ hænd koʊld/
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Oh!--if--Alas!
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VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.
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There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

candle noun US /ˈkændəl/

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading “There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.”

dim adjective US /dɪm/

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading “There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.”

disgust verb US /dɪsˈɡʌst/

fill with distaste

From this reading “A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.”

disturbed adjective US /dɪˈstɜːrbd/

having the place or position changed

From this reading “There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.”

ghost noun US /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading “There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.”

June noun US /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading “VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.”

sickening adjective US /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading “A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.”

sofa noun US /ˈsoʊfə/

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading “There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.”

All words in this reading · 53

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10th

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

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

AdeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

AlasexclamationUS /əˈlæs/

used to show sadness, pity, or regret

From this reading Oh!--if--Alas!

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

angernounUS /ˈæŋɡər/

a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

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

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

candlenounUS /ˈkændəl/

stick of wax with a wick in the middle

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/

having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

dimadjectiveUS /dɪm/

lacking in light; not bright or harsh

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

disgustverbUS /dɪsˈɡʌst/

fill with distaste

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

disturbedadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɜːrbd/

having the place or position changed

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

dressverbUS /dres/

put on clothes

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

dressing-table

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

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

fatenounUS /feɪt/

an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

ghostnounUS /ɡoʊst/

a mental representation of some haunting experience

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

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

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

JunenounUS /dʒuːn/

the month following May and preceding July

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/

of comparatively little physical weight or density

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/

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

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

meantverbUS /ment/

inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading Oh!--if--Alas!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

sickeningadjectiveUS /ˈsɪkənɪŋ/

causing or able to cause nausea

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

sofanounUS /ˈsoʊfə/

an upholstered seat for more than one person

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

a thing, without saying which

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

spreadverbUS /spred/

distribute or disperse widely

From this reading There is my dress spread over the sofa, looking like a ghost in the dim light--I have only one candle on the dressing-table.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

ThereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

To-morrow

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

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

VInounUS /vaɪ/

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

wedding-day

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

From this reading VI To-morrow is my wedding-day--the 10th of June.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading There was something disturbed in his face--as if he had not said what he meant to.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading A sickening anger and disgust with fate made my hand cold.

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