The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 07

Chapter XVII

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The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

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Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 07 is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

PROVIDENCE VON ROSEN: ACT THE THIRD SHE ENLIGHTENS SERAPHINA When Madame von Rosen left the Prince, she hurried straight to Colonel Gordon; and not content with directing the arrangements, she had herself accompanied the soldier of fortune to the Flying Mercury. The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively. The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face. It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea. Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 07

Chapter XVII

Chapter 17 of The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson — Vol. 07 is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

/ðə ˈkɜːrnəl ɡeɪv hɜːr hɪz ɑːrm ənd ðə tɔːk bɪˈtwiːn ðɪs per ʌv kənˈspɪrətərz ræn haɪ ənd ˈlaɪvli/

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The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

/ðə ˈkaʊntəs ˌɪnˈdiːd wɑːz ɪn ə wɜːrl ʌv ˈpleʒər ənd ɪkˈsaɪtmənt hɜːr tʌŋ ˈstʌmbəld əˈpɑːn ˈlæftər hɜːr aɪz ʃoʊn ðə ˈkʌlər ðæt wɑːz ˈjuːʒəwəli ˈwɑːntɪŋ naʊ pərˈfektɪd hɜːr feɪs/

Line 4

It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

Line 5

Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

/ˈhɪdən əˈmʌŋ sʌm ˈlaɪlæk ˈbʊʃəz ʃiː ˌenˈdʒɔɪd ðə ɡreɪt dɪˈkɔːrəm ʌv ðə ərˈest ənd hɜːrd ðə ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ ʌv ðə tuː men daɪ əˈweɪ əˈlɔːŋ ðə pæθ/

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conspirators noun US /kənˈspɪrətərz/

plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy

From this reading “The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.”

decorum noun US /dɪˈkɔːrəm/

propriety in manners and conduct

From this reading “Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.”

directing adjective US /dərˈektɪŋ/

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

From this reading “PROVIDENCE VON ROSEN: ACT THE THIRD SHE ENLIGHTENS SERAPHINA When Madame von Rosen left the Prince, she hurried straight to Colonel Gordon; and not content with directing the arrangements, she had herself accompanied the soldier of fortune to the Flying Mercury.”

disdaining verb US /dɪsˈdeɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain

From this reading “It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.”

enlightens verb US /ˌenˈlaɪtənz/

third-person singular of “enlighten” — make understand

lilac noun US /ˈlaɪlæk/

any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

From this reading “Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.”

Mercury noun US /ˈmɜːrkjəri/

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

perfected adjective US /pərˈfektɪd/

(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed

From this reading “The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.”

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

lilac bushes noun + noun counted as “lilac bush”

In this reading “Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.”

along the path preposition + article + noun counted as “along … path”

In this reading “Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.”

die away verb + particle

become less in amount or intensity

In this reading “Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.”

stumbled upon verb + particle counted as “stumble upon”

In this reading “The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.”

two men noun + noun

In this reading “Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.”

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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 The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

accompaniedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌmpənid/

having companions or an escort

From this reading PROVIDENCE VON ROSEN: ACT THE THIRD SHE ENLIGHTENS SERAPHINA When Madame von Rosen left the Prince, she hurried straight to Colonel Gordon; and not content with directing the arrangements, she had herself accompanied the soldier of fortune to the Flying Mercury.

ACTverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/

following the length of something from one end toward the other

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/

surrounded by; in the middle of a group

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

armnounUS /ɑːrm/

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 Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/

plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to

arrestverbUS /ərˈest/

take into custody

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

believedverbUS /bɪˈliːvd/

past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/

in the space, time, or range separating two things

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

bushesnounUS /ˈbʊʃəz/

plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

ColonelnounUS /ˈkɜːrnəl/

a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general

colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/

having or capable of producing colors

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

conspiratorsnounUS /kənˈspɪrətərz/

plural of “conspirator” — a member of a conspiracy

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

contentnounUS /ˈkɑːntent/

(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something

CountessnounUS /ˈkaʊntəs/

female equivalent of a count or earl

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

decorumnounUS /dɪˈkɔːrəm/

propriety in manners and conduct

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

dialoguenounUS /ˈdaɪəlɔːɡ/

a conversation between two persons

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

dieverbUS /daɪ/

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

directingadjectiveUS /dərˈektɪŋ/

showing the way by conducting or leading; imposing direction on

disdainingverbUS /dɪsˈdeɪnɪŋ/

-ing form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

enjoyedverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪd/

past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

ENLIGHTENSverbUS /ˌenˈlaɪtənz/

third-person singular of “enlighten” — make understand

excitementnounUS /ɪkˈsaɪtmənt/

the feeling of lively and cheerful joy

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

feetnounUS /fiːt/

plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

FlyingadjectiveUS /ˈflaɪɪŋ/

moving swiftly

fortunenounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃən/

an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another

gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

Gordon

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greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

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 It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

heardadjectiveUS /hɜːrd/

detected or perceived by the sense of hearing

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

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

HiddenadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdən/

not accessible to view

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

highadjectiveUS /haɪ/

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

indeedadverbUS /ˌɪnˈdiːd/

in truth (often tends to intensify)

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

laughternounUS /ˈlæftər/

the sound of laughing

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

leastadjectiveUS /liːst/

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

lilacnounUS /ˈlaɪlæk/

any of various plants of the genus Syringa having large panicles of usually fragrant flowers

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

livelyadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪvli/

full of life and energy

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

mennounUS /men/

the force of workers available

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

MercurynounUS /ˈmɜːrkjəri/

a heavy silvery toxic univalent and bivalent metallic element; the only metal that is liquid at ordinary temperatures

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

pairnounUS /per/

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

pathnounUS /pæθ/

a course of conduct

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

perfectedadjectiveUS /pərˈfektɪd/

(of plans, ideas, etc.) perfectly formed

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

pleasurenounUS /ˈpleʒər/

a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

PrincenounUS /prɪns/

a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)

PROVIDENCEnounUS /ˈprɑː.və.dəns/

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

ranverbUS /ræn/

inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

ROSEN

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SERAPHINA

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SHEpronounUS /ʃiː/

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

shoneverbUS /ʃoʊn/

inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

soldiernounUS /ˈsoʊldʒər/

an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

straightadjectiveUS /streɪt/

successive (without a break)

stumbledverbUS /ˈstʌmbəld/

past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

talkverbUS /tɔːk/

exchange thoughts; talk with

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

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

THIRDnounUS /θɜːrd/

one of three equal parts of a divisible whole

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading The Colonel gave her his arm, and the talk between this pair of conspirators ran high and lively.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

tonguenounUS /tʌŋ/

a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Hidden among some lilac bushes, she enjoyed the great decorum of the arrest, and heard the dialogue of the two men die away along the path.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/

under normal conditions

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

VON

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wantingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːntɪŋ/

nonexistent

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

whirlverbUS /wɜːrl/

turn in a twisting or spinning motion

From this reading The Countess, indeed, was in a whirl of pleasure and excitement; her tongue stumbled upon laughter, her eyes shone, the colour that was usually wanting now perfected her face.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading It would have taken little more to bring Gordon to her feet--or so, at least, she believed, disdaining the idea.

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