Chapter 3 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, I don't know," said Anania absently. He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions. Where had she gone? Why hadn't she come into the mill? Why had she gone away and forgotten him?
Chapter 3 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading “He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Why had she gone away and forgotten him?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Where had she gone?”
move about in a confused manner
From this reading “Why hadn't she come into the mill?”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.”
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obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Why hadn't she come into the mill?”
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in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading "No, I don't know," said Anania absently.
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From this reading "No, I don't know," said Anania absently.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why had she gone away and forgotten him?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why had she gone away and forgotten him?
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why hadn't she come into the mill?
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From this reading "No, I don't know," said Anania absently.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Why had she gone away and forgotten him?
destroyed or killed
From this reading Where had she gone?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where had she gone?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why hadn't she come into the mill?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why had she gone away and forgotten him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I don't know," said Anania absently.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why hadn't she come into the mill?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "No, I don't know," said Anania absently.
move about in a confused manner
From this reading Why hadn't she come into the mill?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I don't know," said Anania absently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, I don't know," said Anania absently.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where had she gone?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why hadn't she come into the mill?
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was thinking of his mother, his mind besieged by sad questions.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where had she gone?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why hadn't she come into the mill?
Chapter 3 of Ashes (Cenere): A Sardinian Story by Grazia Deledda holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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