Chapter 13 of Aurora the Magnificent is here in full — 715 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Aurora the Magnificent is here in full — 715 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap. Their surprise and indignation were extreme. That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies! Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold. Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.
Chapter 13 of Aurora the Magnificent is here in full — 715 sentences across 143 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading “That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!”
the first light of day
From this reading “Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.”
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading “That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!”
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading “Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.”
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading “Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.”
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading “That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!”
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.”
In this reading “Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.”
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 Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
acted upon; influenced
From this reading Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.
relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
the first light of day
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading Their surprise and indignation were extreme.
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
plural of “fur” — the dressed hairy coat of a mammal
From this reading Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading Their surprise and indignation were extreme.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
a period of 40 weekdays from Ash Wednesday to Holy Saturday
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
having a pair of equal and opposite charges
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Their surprise and indignation were extreme.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their surprise and indignation were extreme.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading That Italy, sunny Italy, should feel herself free to have these alpine or polar fancies!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Estelle showed what she thought of it by taking cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)
From this reading Aurora affected wearing her furs in the house.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Their surprise and indignation were extreme.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Early in Lent the weather treated Florence to what Aurora and Estelle called a cold snap.
Chapter 13 of Aurora the Magnificent by Gertrude Hall Brownell holds 715 sentences, grouped into 143 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 13 holds 715 sentences of Aurora the Magnificent, unabridged, divided into 143 reading sections.
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