Chapter 23 of Vayenne is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Vayenne is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin. Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room. She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes. "It is the only way, Elisabeth," he answered. She turned away from him without a word.
Chapter 23 of Vayenne is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.”
with speed
From this reading “Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.”
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 “Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.”
In this reading “She turned away from him without a word.”
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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 She turned away from him without a word.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It is the only way, Elisabeth," he answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She turned away from him without a word.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She turned away from him without a word.
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the only way, Elisabeth," he answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
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 THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading "It is the only way, Elisabeth," he answered.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
with speed
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
cut with a saw
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
in the direction of
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Countess Elisabeth turned quickly toward him as he entered the room.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "It is the only way, Elisabeth," he answered.
at the time that
From this reading THE GATES ARE SHUT When Count Felix left the castle he returned to the Place Beauvoisin.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She turned away from him without a word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She turned away from him without a word.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She did not put her question into words, but he saw it in her eyes.
Chapter 23 of Vayenne by Percy James Brebner holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 23 holds 191 sentences of Vayenne, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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