Chapter 11 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side. A naughty ancestress! Perhaps you've noticed the likeness? You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet? What gallery is it in?
Chapter 11 of Twilight sleep is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading “"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.”
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading “What gallery is it in?”
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading “Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?”
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading “A naughty ancestress!”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?”
an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading “You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?”
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading “"It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.”
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading “You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?”
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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 "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
a woman ancestor
From this reading A naughty ancestress!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
Italian pope whose nepotism put the Borgia family in power in Italy (1378-1458)
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
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From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
spectators at a golf or tennis match
From this reading What gallery is it in?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What gallery is it in?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What gallery is it in?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading A naughty ancestress!
being perceived or observed
From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
To recall to mind.
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
a silky densely piled fabric with a plain back
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What gallery is it in?
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading You remember that wonderful profile portrait of Cæsar Borgia in black velvet?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's the type, you see: between ourselves, there's always been a rumour of Borgia blood on the San Fedele side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps you've noticed the likeness?
Chapter 11 of Twilight sleep by Edith Wharton holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Chapter 11 holds 418 sentences of Twilight sleep, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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