Chapter 20 of A Captive of the Roman Eagles is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Captive of the Roman Eagles is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression. Herculanus shrugged his shoulders scornfully. Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future. After a long pause, Ausonius found words: "I have never seen that side of the question.
Chapter 20 of A Captive of the Roman Eagles is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.”
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.”
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading “The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Herculanus shrugged his shoulders scornfully.”
without speaking
From this reading “Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.”
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading “The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.”
communicated in words
From this reading “The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.”
being unoccupied
From this reading “Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.”
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In this reading “The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.”
In this reading “After a long pause, Ausonius found words:”
In this reading “Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.”
In this reading “The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.”
In this reading “Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.”
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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 The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
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From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
later than; following
From this reading After a long pause, Ausonius found words:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a long pause, Ausonius found words:
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
set up or found
From this reading After a long pause, Ausonius found words:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
death of a person
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
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From this reading Herculanus shrugged his shoulders scornfully.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Herculanus shrugged his shoulders scornfully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
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 After a long pause, Ausonius found words:
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading After a long pause, Ausonius found words:
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading Herculanus shrugged his shoulders scornfully.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Herculanus shrugged his shoulders scornfully.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Herculanus shrugged his shoulders scornfully.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
without speaking
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
open and genuine; not deceitful
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have never seen that side of the question.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
communicated in words
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
being unoccupied
From this reading Saturninus, with a grave face, gazed silently into vacancy--into the future.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words uttered by Adalo, evidently from sincere belief, and with warm feeling, produced a deep impression.
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