Chapter 16 of A Mad Love is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of A Mad Love is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN. "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here! Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable. I never believed such a place really existed. Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
Chapter 16 of A Mad Love is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!”
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading “I never believed such a place really existed.”
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading “Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.”
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “Rome is a link between the old world and the new."”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “"In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!”
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.
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In this reading “Rome is a link between the old world and the new."”
a youthful female person
In this reading “Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.”
In this reading “IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.”
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
In this reading “Rome is a link between the old world and the new."”
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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 IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
a deliberately false or improbable account
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
a young female
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never believed such a place really existed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "In Rome," said Lady Marion Erskine, to her cousin; "how strange it seems to be really here!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
at the time that
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading IN THE HANDS OF A CLEVER WOMAN.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Rome is a link between the old world and the new."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you know that when I was a little girl and learned Roman history I always thought it a grand fable.
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