The Whites and the Blues

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Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.

"You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

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Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Whites and the Blues is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other. Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais. "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire. I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you. Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

The Whites and the Blues

Chapter XXII

Chapter 22 of The Whites and the Blues is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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Line 2

Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.

Line 3

"You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

/juː sɔːt tuː dɪˈsiːv miː ʃiː sed baɪ ˈkʌmɪŋ tuː kənˈsʌlt miː ɪn ˈvʌlɡər əˈtaɪər/

Line 4

I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

Line 5

Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

/duː nɑːt siːk tuː dɪˈsiːv miː ˈænsər maɪ ˈkwestʃənz ˈfræŋkli ənd sɪns juː hæv kʌm ɪn sɜːrtʃ ʌv truːθ tel ðə truːθ/

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attire noun US /əˈtaɪər/

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading “"You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.”

clairvoyant adjective US /klerˈvɔɪənt/

perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses

From this reading “I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.”

consult verb US /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

From this reading “"You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.”

destinies noun US /ˈdestəniz/

plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

From this reading “FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.”

drawer noun US /drɔːr/

a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

motioned verb US /ˈmoʊʃənd/

past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement

salon noun US /səˈlɑːn/

gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading “I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.”

vacated verb US /veɪˈkeɪtɪd/

past form of “vacate” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

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looked fixedly verb + particle counted as “look fixedly”

In this reading “Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.”

tell the truth verb + article + noun counted as “tell … truth”

In this reading “Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."”

in the anteroom preposition + article + noun counted as “in … anteroom”

In this reading “I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.”

in the centre preposition + article + noun counted as “in … centre”

In this reading “I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.”

leave a house verb + article + noun counted as “leave … house”

In this reading “I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.”

search of verb + particle

In this reading “Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."”

pack of verb + particle

In this reading “FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.”

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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 FORTUNE-TELLING Mademoiselle Lenormand motioned to Josephine to seat herself in the chair which Madame Tallien had just vacated, and then she drew a fresh pack of cards from a drawer--probably that the destinies of one should not influence the other.

amauxiliary verbUS /æm/

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

answerverbUS /ˈænsər/

react verbally

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

anteroomnoun

a large entrance or reception room or area

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.

attirenounUS /əˈtaɪər/

clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

Beauharnais

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From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

cameverbUS /keɪm/

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

cardsnounUS /kɑːrdz/

a game played with playing cards

centrenounUS /ˈsentər/

a low-lying region in central France

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

chairnounUS /tʃer/

a seat for one person, with a support for the back

clairvoyantadjectiveUS /klerˈvɔɪənt/

perceiving things beyond the natural range of the senses

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

consultverbUS /kənˈsʌlt/

get or ask advice from

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.

deceiveverbUS /dɪˈsiːv/

be false to; be dishonest with

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

destiniesnounUS /ˈdestəniz/

plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

drawernounUS /drɔːr/

a boxlike container in a piece of furniture; made so as to slide in and out

drewnounUS /druː/

United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)

finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

fixedlyadverb

in a fixed manner

From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

FORTUNE-TELLING

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franklyadverbUS /ˈfræŋkli/

(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

freshadjectiveUS /freʃ/

recently made, produced, or harvested

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

influencenounUS /ˈɪnfluːəns/

a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc

Josephine

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justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

leaveverbUS /liːv/

go away from a place

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

Lenormand

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lookverbUS /lʊk/

perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

lookedverbUS /lʊkt/

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading Then she looked fixedly at Madame de Beauharnais.

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/

small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

motionedverbUS /ˈmoʊʃənd/

past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

packverbUS /pæk/

arrange in a container

ParisnounUS /ˈperɪs/

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

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

probablyadverbUS /ˈprɑːbəbliː/

with considerable certainty; without much doubt

questionsnounUS /ˈkwestʃənz/

plural of “question” — an instance of questioning

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

salonnounUS /səˈlɑːn/

gallery where works of art can be displayed

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

sawverbUS /sɔː/

cut with a saw

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

searchverbUS /sɜːrtʃ/

try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

seekverbUS /siːk/

try to get or reach

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/

from a time in the past until now

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

soughtadjectiveUS /sɔːt/

that is looked for

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

Tallien

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tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

thenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Do not seek to deceive me; answer my questions frankly, and since you have come in search of truth, tell the truth."

vacatedverbUS /veɪˈkeɪtɪd/

past form of “vacate” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily

vulgaradjectiveUS /ˈvʌlɡər/

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "You sought to deceive me," she said, "by coming to consult me in vulgar attire.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading I am a clairvoyant, and I saw you leave a house in the centre of Paris; I saw you finally in the anteroom when your place was in the salon, and I came to look for you.

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