Chapter 14 of The Triflers is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Triflers is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands. She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing. She should not have given the name of the hotel. She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away. Only--she could not face Monte himself.
Chapter 14 of The Triflers is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed in a grave
From this reading “IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.”
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading “She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.”
having lost your job
From this reading “IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “She should not have given the name of the hotel.”
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading “She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.”
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading “She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.”
that is looked for
From this reading “She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.”
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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 felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.
placed in a grave
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
forced to turn and face attackers
From this reading She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only--she could not face Monte himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
having lost your job
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She should not have given the name of the hotel.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She should not have given the name of the hotel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Only--she could not face Monte himself.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading She should not have given the name of the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading She should not have given the name of the hotel.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She should not have given the name of the hotel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She should not have given the name of the hotel.
and nothing more
From this reading Only--she could not face Monte himself.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
showing a sense of guilt
From this reading She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She should not have given the name of the hotel.
that is looked for
From this reading She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.
carry out
From this reading She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DARK In her new room at the Hôtel d'Angleterre, Marjory dismissed Marie and buried her hot face in her hands.
a special situation
From this reading She felt like a cornered thing--a shamed and cornered thing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She should have sought Monte and ordered him to take her away.
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