Chapter 12 of The War of Women, Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The War of Women, Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him. "How did it come about?" she continued. "Tell me every detail." "Oh! it's not a long story. I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
Chapter 12 of The War of Women, Volume 1 is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without stop or interruption
From this reading “"How did it come about?" she continued.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “"Tell me every detail."”
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.”
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading “I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.”
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading “Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.”
In this reading “"Oh! it's not a long story.”
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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 "Oh! it's not a long story.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
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From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading "Tell me every detail."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Tell me every detail."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell me every detail."
used as a French courtesy title; equivalent to English “Mr”
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "How did it come about?" she continued.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "Oh! it's not a long story.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
express in words
From this reading "Tell me every detail."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Canolles kissed with transport the hand Claire offered him.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I wrote Monsieur de Mazarin to inform him of what had taken place.
Chapter 12 of The War of Women, Volume 1 by Alexandre Dumas holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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