Chapter 16 of The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence. Then she spoke. "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English. "I was thinking," he replied curtly. "What!"
Chapter 16 of The Triumph of the Scarlet Pimpernel is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading “"I was thinking," he replied curtly.”
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “"You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.”
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading “"You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “"You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.”
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading “A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.”
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In this reading “A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.”
In this reading “A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.”
In this reading “A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.”
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From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
in a curt, abrupt and discourteous manner
From this reading "I was thinking," he replied curtly.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was thinking," he replied curtly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was thinking," he replied curtly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
inflected form of “query” — pose a question
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I was thinking," he replied curtly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she spoke.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
term of address for a man
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Then she spoke.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she spoke.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I was thinking," he replied curtly.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading A LOVER OF SPORT §1 For the first five minutes, Sir Percy Blakeney and Madame de Fontenay walked side by side in silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was thinking," he replied curtly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are silent, milor?" she queried, speaking in perfect English.
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