Chapter 13 of A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SOCIABLE CONVERSE. The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning. She embraced me very tenderly, and said: "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir. He has told me everything.
Chapter 13 of A Romance of Two Worlds: A Novel is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.”
carry on a conversation
From this reading “SOCIABLE CONVERSE.”
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “She embraced me very tenderly, and said:”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.”
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
From this reading “SOCIABLE CONVERSE.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “She embraced me very tenderly, and said:”
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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 next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
carry on a conversation
From this reading SOCIABLE CONVERSE.
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He has told me everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has told me everything.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has told me everything.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
inclined to or conducive to companionship with others
From this reading SOCIABLE CONVERSE.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He has told me everything.
precisely as stated
From this reading She embraced me very tenderly, and said:
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have been talking for more than an hour with Casimir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning Zara came herself to awaken me, looking as fresh and lovely as a summer morning.
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