Chapter 11 of Atlantida is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Atlantida is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard. Yet I found the way again without trouble. Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa. "Let me pass," I ordered. "Your mistress has sent for me."
Chapter 11 of Atlantida is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.”
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading “I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.”
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading “I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"Your mistress has sent for me."”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “"Let me pass," I ordered.”
go across or through
From this reading “"Let me pass," I ordered.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Yet I found the way again without trouble.”
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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 Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
anew
From this reading Yet I found the way again without trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Your mistress has sent for me."
set up or found
From this reading Yet I found the way again without trouble.
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your mistress has sent for me."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
and nothing more
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
the pelt of a leopard
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let me pass," I ordered.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let me pass," I ordered.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "Your mistress has sent for me."
and nothing more
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading "Let me pass," I ordered.
go across or through
From this reading "Let me pass," I ordered.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Your mistress has sent for me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Yet I found the way again without trouble.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yet I found the way again without trouble.
at the time that
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
a Caucasian
From this reading I had been through Antinea's apartment only when guided, the first time by the white Targa, the second time, by the leopard.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Just before coming to the door with the rose window, I met a Targa.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yet I found the way again without trouble.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet I found the way again without trouble.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your mistress has sent for me."
Chapter 11 of Atlantida by Pierre Benoît holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
Chapter 11 holds 432 sentences of Atlantida, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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