Chapter 8 of White Lies is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of White Lies is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal. And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.” “Marriage a civil contract!” repeated the baroness. “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments? What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
Chapter 8 of White Lies is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.””
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading “And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.””
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.””
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading “And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.””
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading “And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.””
stricken with horror
From this reading “And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.””
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.””
plural of “sacrament” — a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
From this reading ““What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?”
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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 And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
enter into a contractual arrangement
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
provoking horror
From this reading What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
stricken with horror
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
unrighteousness by virtue of lacking respect for a god
From this reading What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
for more time
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
third-person singular of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
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From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Marriage a civil contract!” repeated the baroness.
plural of “sacrament” — a formal religious ceremony conferring a specific grace on those who receive it
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “Oh! there’s no time for that,” said Raynal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What horrible impiety shall we come to next?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, is it then no longer one of the holy sacraments?
in the company of; together with
From this reading And as the baroness looked horrified and amazed, Picard explained: “The state marries its citizens now, with reason: since marriage is a civil contract.”
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