Chapter 11 of Antonina is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Antonina is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL. 'A fair night this, Balbus! All moonlight and no mist! I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.' 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
Chapter 11 of Antonina is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'”
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading “I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'”
become covered with mist
From this reading “All moonlight and no mist!”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “All moonlight and no mist!”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.”
publicly displayed
From this reading “I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 'A fair night this, Balbus!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
immediately past
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
become covered with mist
From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
the light of the Moon
From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
not any; not one
From this reading All moonlight and no mist!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
publicly displayed
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'A fair night this, Balbus!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading THE PASSAGE OF THE WALL.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was posted last evening at the Ostian Gate, and was half choked by the fog.'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'If you were posted last night at the Ostian Gate, you were better placed than you are now.
Chapter 11 of Antonina by Wilkie Collins holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 11 holds 132 sentences of Antonina, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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