Chapter 9 of The Wandering Jew — Volume 03 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Wandering Jew — Volume 03 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MINISTER'S CABINET. The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp. The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm. "Dear me! how you tremble," said he. "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
Chapter 9 of The Wandering Jew — Volume 03 is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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travel up
From this reading “The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.”
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “THE MINISTER'S CABINET.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.”
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “THE MINISTER'S CABINET.”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “"Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.”
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading “The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “"Dear me! how you tremble," said he.”
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading “The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.”
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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 The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
travel up
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading THE MINISTER'S CABINET.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
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 "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear me! how you tremble," said he.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear me! how you tremble," said he.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear me! how you tremble," said he.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
set afire or burning
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Dear me! how you tremble," said he.
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE MINISTER'S CABINET.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dear me! how you tremble," said he.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
causing or tending to cause things to slip or slide
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINISTER'S CABINET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading "Dear me! how you tremble," said he.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The better to ascend the steps, which were somewhat slippery, Adrienne leaned upon the doctor's arm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The carriage had stopped before some steps covered with snow, which led to a vestibule lighted by a lamp.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," replied she, shuddering, "I feel deadly cold.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Dear me! how you tremble," said he.
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