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The Royal Life Guard

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of The Royal Life Guard is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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CAGLIOSTRO'S COUNSEL.
Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.
The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.
To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.
It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.
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The Royal Life Guard

Chapter XXVI

Chapter 26 of The Royal Life Guard is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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CAGLIOSTRO'S COUNSEL.
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Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.
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The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.
/ðə kwiːn hæd sent hɜːr ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl væˈleɪ ˈwebər tuː ðə spɑːt tuː ɡet ðə ˈleɪtəst nuːz/
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To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.
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It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.
/ɪt wɑːz ə ˈpɑːpjələr aɪˈdiːə ʃerd ɪn baɪ hɜːr oʊn ˈretənuː ðæt ʃiː wɑːz ə wɪtʃ/

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comprehend verb US /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading “To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.”

confidential adjective US /ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl/

entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

From this reading “The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.”

fusillade noun US /ˈfjuːsɪleɪd/

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

From this reading “Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.”

retinue noun US /ˈretənuː/

the group following and attending to some important person

From this reading “It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.”

shared adjective US /ʃerd/

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading “It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.”

valet noun US /væˈleɪ/

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

From this reading “The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.”

Weber noun US /ˈwebər/

a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells

From this reading “The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.”

witch noun US /wɪtʃ/

a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading “It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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latest news adjective + noun

In this reading “The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

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

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/

later than; following

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

alsoadverbUS /ˈɔːlsoʊ/

in addition

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

bloodnounUS /blʌd/

The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

CAGLIOSTRO'S

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

From this reading CAGLIOSTRO'S COUNSEL.

comprehendverbUS /ˌkɑːmpriˈhend/

get the meaning of something

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

confidentialadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːnfəˈdenʃəl/

entrusted with private information and the confidence of another

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

COUNSELnounUS /ˈkaʊnsəl/

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

From this reading CAGLIOSTRO'S COUNSEL.

duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/

all through a period, or at some point within it

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

feelingnounUS /ˈfiːlɪŋ/

the experiencing of affective and emotional states

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

feltverbUS /felt/

mat together and make felt-like

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

flightnounUS /flaɪt/

a formation of aircraft in flight

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

flowingnounUS /ˈfloʊɪŋ/

the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

FrenchnounUS /frentʃ/

the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

fusilladenounUS /ˈfjuːsɪleɪd/

rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

getverbUS /ɡet/

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

hairnounUS /her/

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

hatrednounUS /ˈheɪtrəd/

the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

latestadjectiveUS /ˈleɪtəst/

up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

newsnounUS /nuːz/

information about recent and important events

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

popularadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjələr/

regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

QueennounUS /kwiːn/

the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

quivered

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

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

retinuenounUS /ˈretənuː/

the group following and attending to some important person

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/

have in common; held or experienced in common

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

spotnounUS /spɑːt/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

sufferedverbUS /ˈsʌfərd/

past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

valetnounUS /væˈleɪ/

a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

Varennes

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

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

WebernounUS /ˈwebər/

a unit of magnetic flux equal to 100,000,000 maxwells

From this reading The Queen had sent her confidential valet Weber to the spot to get the latest news.

whitenounUS /waɪt/

a Caucasian

From this reading To be just to her and comprehend the hatred she felt for the French, she had not only so suffered during the flight to Varennes, that her hair had turned white, but also after her return.

witchnounUS /wɪtʃ/

a female sorcerer or magician

From this reading It was a popular idea, shared in by her own retinue, that she was a witch.

woundednounUS /ˈwuːndɪd/

people who are wounded

From this reading Paris had heard the fusillade and quivered, feeling that she had been wounded and the blood was flowing.

Chapter 26 of The Royal Life Guard by Alexandre Dumas holds 101 sentences, grouped into 21 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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Lease
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France
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