Chapter 18 of Twenty years after is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Twenty years after is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence. Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants. “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.” “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king? France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
Chapter 18 of Twenty years after is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading ““What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?”
having lost your job
From this reading “Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.”
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading ““Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.””
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading “France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading ““What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
plural of “attendant” — someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
having lost your job
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
kindness in welcoming guests or strangers
From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
go across or through
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “What? does the cardinal refuse to receive the king?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading France refuse hospitality to an unfortunate prince?
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading How, sometimes, the Unhappy mistake Chance for Providence.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, my lord, what I foresaw has come to pass.”
at the time that
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Well, madame,” said De Winter, when the queen had dismissed her attendants.
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