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Under the red robe

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

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Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
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Under the red robe

Chapter XIII · Chapter 13

Chapter 13 of Under the red robe is here in full — 353 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/70 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.
/θruː ɔːl ɪt wɪl hæv bɪn ˈnoʊtəst ˌmædəməˈzel hæd nɑːt ˈspoʊkən tuː miː nɔːr sed wʌn wɜːrd ɡʊd ɔːr bæd/
Line 2
She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.
/ʃiː hæd pleɪd hɜːr pɑːrt ˈɡrɪmli hæd ˈteɪkən dɪˈfiːt ɪn ˈsaɪ.ləns ɪf wɪð terz hæd traɪd ˈniːðər prer nɔːr dɪˈfens nɔːr əˈpɑːlədʒiː/
Line 3
And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.
/ənd ðə fækt ðæt ðə faɪt wɑːz naʊ ˈoʊvər ənd ðə siːn left bɪˈhaɪnd meɪd noʊ ˈdɪfərəns ɪn hɜːr ˈkɑːndəkt/
Line 4
She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.
/ʃiː kept hɜːr feɪs ˈstuːdiəsli tɜːrnd frʌm miː ənd əˈfektɪd tuː ˌɪɡˈnɔːr maɪ ˈprezəns/
Line 5
I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.
/aɪ kɑːt maɪ hɔːrs ˈfiːdɪŋ baɪ ðə ˈroʊdsaɪd ə ˈfɜːrlɔːŋ ˈfɔːrwərd ənd ˈmaʊntəd ənd fel ˈɪntuː pleɪs bɪˈhaɪnd ðə tuː æz ɪn ðə ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

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apology noun US /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/

an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

From this reading “She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.”

defeat noun US /dɪˈfiːt/

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading “She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.”

feeding noun US /ˈfiːdɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading “I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.”

furlong noun US /ˈfɜːrlɔːŋ/

a unit of length equal to 220 yards

From this reading “I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.”

grimly adverb US /ˈɡrɪmli/

in a grim implacable manner

From this reading “She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.”

ignore verb US /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/

refuse to acknowledge

From this reading “She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.”

roadside noun US /ˈroʊdsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading “I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.”

studiously adverb US /ˈstuːdiəsli/

in a studious manner

From this reading “She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.”

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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 I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

affectedadjectiveUS /əˈfektɪd/

acted upon; influenced

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

AndconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

apologynounUS /əˈpɑːlədʒiː/

an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

badadjectiveUS /bæd/

having undesirable or negative qualities

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/

at or toward the back of something

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

conductverbUS /ˈkɑːndəkt/

direct the course of; manage or control

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

defeatnounUS /dɪˈfiːt/

an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

defencenounUS /dɪˈfens/

(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

differencenounUS /ˈdɪfərəns/

the quality of being unlike or dissimilar

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

facenounUS /feɪs/

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

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

factnounUS /fækt/

a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

feedingnounUS /ˈfiːdɪŋ/

the act of consuming food

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

fellverbUS /fel/

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

fightverbUS /faɪt/

be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/

at or to or toward the front

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

furlongnounUS /ˈfɜːrlɔːŋ/

a unit of length equal to 220 yards

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

grimlyadverbUS /ˈɡrɪmli/

in a grim implacable manner

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

horsenounUS /hɔːrs/

solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

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

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

ignoreverbUS /ˌɪɡˈnɔːr/

refuse to acknowledge

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/

moving to the inside of something

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

keptadjectiveUS /kept/

(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

leftnounUS /left/

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 And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

MademoisellenounUS /ˌmædəməˈzel/

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

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

mepronounUS /miː/

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

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

mountedadjectiveUS /ˈmaʊntəd/

assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

neitherdeterminerUS /ˈniːðər/

not one and not the other of two

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

norconjunctionUS /nɔːr/

and not; used after a negative to add a second negative

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

noticedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəst/

being perceived or observed

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

partnounUS /pɑːrt/

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

placenounUS /pleɪs/

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

playedadjectiveUS /pleɪd/

(of games) engaged in

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

prayernounUS /prer/

the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

presencenounUS /ˈprezəns/

the state of being present; current existence

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

roadsidenounUS /ˈroʊdsaɪd/

edge of a way or road or path

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

scenenounUS /siːn/

the place where some action occurs

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/

Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

studiouslyadverbUS /ˈstuːdiəsli/

in a studious manner

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/

understood in a certain way; made sense of

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

ThroughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

triedadjectiveUS /traɪd/

tested and proved useful or correct

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She kept her face studiously turned from me, and affected to ignore my presence.

twonounUS /tuː/

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

From this reading I caught my horse feeding by the roadside, a furlong forward, and mounted and fell into place behind the two, as in the morning.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading And the fact that the fight was now over, and the scene left behind, made no difference in her conduct.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She had played her part grimly, had taken defeat in silence if with tears, had tried neither prayer nor defence nor apology.

wordnounUS /wɜːrd/

a unit of language that native speakers can identify

From this reading Through all, it will have been noticed, Mademoiselle had not spoken to me, nor said one word, good or bad.

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