Chapter 24 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month." _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring. "It is the Russian angel... Ah! I have written a fine blasphemy!
Chapter 24 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “"It is the Russian angel...”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
From this reading “I have written a fine blasphemy!”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “_Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."”
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “"It is the Russian angel...”
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 “THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."”
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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 I have written a fine blasphemy!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah!
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "It is the Russian angel...
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred)
From this reading I have written a fine blasphemy!
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading I have written a fine blasphemy!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have written a fine blasphemy!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have written a fine blasphemy!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is the Russian angel...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is the Russian angel...
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading "It is the Russian angel...
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Attic Laws._ "Good," Entragues said, as he heard the bell ring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading THE COLOR OF MARRIAGE "The dotal husband owes his wife three nights each month."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have written a fine blasphemy!
Chapter 24 of Very Woman (Sixtine) by Remy de Gourmont holds 124 sentences, grouped into 25 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 24 holds 124 sentences of Very Woman (Sixtine), unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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