Chapter 28 of Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SACRIFICE. A solemn silence ensued. Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance. The Sacred Service was interrupted! ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
Chapter 28 of Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self is here in full — 349 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.”
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading “... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!”
represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading “Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.”
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading “A solemn silence ensued.”
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading “... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “THE SACRIFICE.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “A solemn silence ensued.”
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading “Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A solemn silence ensued.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
represented graphically by sketch or design or lines
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
past form of “ensue” — issue or terminate (in a specified way, state, etc.); end
From this reading A solemn silence ensued.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
past form of “hurl” — throw forcefully
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
discontinued temporarily
From this reading The Sacred Service was interrupted!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
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From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading The Sacred Service was interrupted!
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading THE SACRIFICE.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading The Sacred Service was interrupted!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading A solemn silence ensued.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading A solemn silence ensued.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SACRIFICE.
precisely as stated
From this reading ... a defiance had been hurled as it were in the very teeth of the god Nagaya!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Sacred Service was interrupted!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading Consternation and wrath were depicted on every countenance.
Chapter 28 of Ardath: The Story of a Dead Self by Marie Corelli holds 349 sentences, grouped into 70 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.
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