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Very Woman (Sixtine)

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter 38 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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PRIDE "...
Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."
_Règle de S. Benoist_, ch. xxxviii.
When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:
"Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Very Woman (Sixtine)

Chapter XXXVIII

Chapter 38 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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PRIDE "...
/praɪd/
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Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."
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_Règle de S. Benoist_, ch. xxxviii.
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When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:
Line 5
"Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

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bearing noun US /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading “When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:”

chose verb US /tʃoʊz/

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading “Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."”

des noun US /des/

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading “"Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.”

marks noun US /mɑːrks/

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading “When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:”

murdered adjective US /ˈmɜːrdərd/

killed unlawfully

From this reading “When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:”

notifying verb US /ˈnoʊtəfaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “notify” — inform (somebody) of something

From this reading “When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:”

presented verb US /priˈzentɪd/

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading “When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:”

reassure verb US /ˌriːəˈʃʊr/

cause to feel sure; give reassurance to

From this reading “When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:”

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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

next morning adjective + noun

In this reading “When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:”

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ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

attaché

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From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

aussistost

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From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

Azélia

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From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

bearingnounUS /ˈberɪŋ/

relevant relation or interconnection

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

Benoist

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From this reading _Règle de S. Benoist_, ch. xxxviii.

ch

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From this reading _Règle de S. Benoist_, ch. xxxviii.

choseverbUS /tʃoʊz/

inflected form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

confraires

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From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

denounUS /diː/

a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

desnounUS /des/

a potent estrogen used in medicine and in feed for livestock and poultry

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

Deux-Mondes

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

ennounUS /en/

half the width of an em

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

Entragues

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From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

facenounUS /feɪs/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/

destroyed or killed

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

GrandadjectiveUS /ɡrænd/

of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

Hôtel

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

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

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

MadamenounUS /ˈmædəm/

title used for a married Frenchwoman

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

marksnounUS /mɑːrks/

English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964)

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

mesme

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

monstroit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

murderedadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrdərd/

killed unlawfully

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

nextadjectiveUS /nekst/

immediately following in time or order

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

NiceadjectiveUS /naɪs/

pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance

From this reading "Madame is at Nice, in the Grand Hôtel des Deux-Mondes.

nos

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

notifyingverbUS /ˈnoʊtəfaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “notify” — inform (somebody) of something

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

nowadverbUS /naʊ/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

presentedverbUS /priˈzentɪd/

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

PRIDEnounUS /praɪd/

a feeling of self-respect and personal worth

From this reading PRIDE "...

privé

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

qu'il

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

que

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

quelque

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

reassureverbUS /ˌriːəˈʃʊr/

cause to feel sure; give reassurance to

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

Règle

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From this reading _Règle de S. Benoist_, ch. xxxviii.

SnounUS /es/

1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites

From this reading _Règle de S. Benoist_, ch. xxxviii.

senounUS /seɪ/

a toxic nonmetallic element related to sulfur and tellurium

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

sinounUS /siː/

a tetravalent nonmetallic element; next to oxygen it is the most abundant element in the earth's crust; occurs in clay and feldspar and granite and quartz and sand; used as a semiconductor in transistors

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

soit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

sureadjectiveUS /ʃʊr/

having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

tearsnounUS /terz/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

troublenounUS /ˈtrʌbəl/

a source of difficulty

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

unnounUS /ʌn/

an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

Voire

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

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

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

WhenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/

not having, not using, or not accompanied by

From this reading When Azélia presented herself the next morning, her face bearing the marks of tears and trouble, for "she was now sure that Madame had been murdered; never had Madame gone away so long without notifying her," Entragues was able to reassure her:

xxxviiiadjective

being eight more than thirty

From this reading _Règle de S. Benoist_, ch. xxxviii.

à

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From this reading Voire mesme que si un de nos confraires se monstroit attaché à quelque chose, qu'il en soit aussistost privé...."

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