Chapter 3 of A Son of Mars, Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of A Son of Mars, Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING THE AMENDE. There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir. Poor silly Lady Farrington was quite broken-hearted. Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars. Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
Chapter 3 of A Son of Mars, Volume 2 is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.”
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading “There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.”
without bounds
From this reading “Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.”
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Poor silly Lady Farrington was quite broken-hearted.”
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.”
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In this reading “Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.”
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From this reading MAKING THE AMENDE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor silly Lady Farrington was quite broken-hearted.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
without bounds
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Poor silly Lady Farrington was quite broken-hearted.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING THE AMENDE.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
information about recent and important events
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor silly Lady Farrington was quite broken-hearted.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Poor silly Lady Farrington was quite broken-hearted.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Poor silly Lady Farrington was quite broken-hearted.
a male human offspring
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MAKING THE AMENDE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
plural of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
at the time that
From this reading There was terrible grief at Farrington Hall when the news came home of the death of the son and heir.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Moreover the circumstances under which he left made matters infinitely worse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had she had her way Ernest would never have gone to the wars.
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