Chapter 3 of Twenty years after is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of Twenty years after is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six. When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought. He had gained much information, but not enough. Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table. This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
Chapter 3 of Twenty years after is here in full — 314 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
From this reading “Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.”
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading “Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.”
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “He had gained much information, but not enough.”
a message received and understood
From this reading “He had gained much information, but not enough.”
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading “This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.”
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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 Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
how long something has existed
From this reading Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
Having no one else present.
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
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From this reading Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading Mazarin was a cheat at the card-table.
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
being six more than forty
From this reading Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
a message received and understood
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had gained much information, but not enough.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
prevented from decaying or spoiling and prepared for future use
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne of Austria at the Age of Forty-six.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This is a detail preserved to us by Brienne.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
at the time that
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When left alone with Bernouin, Mazarin was for some minutes lost in thought.
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