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Baron Bruno

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Baron Bruno is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 4 of Baron Bruno by Louisa Morgan holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.
In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.
As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.
Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.
It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.
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Baron Bruno

Chapter IV

Chapter 4 of Baron Bruno is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.
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In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.
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As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.
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Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.
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It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Herself pronoun US /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading “It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.”

However adverb US /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading “It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.”

Talisman noun US /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/

An object, such as an inscribed ring or stone, thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

From this reading “As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.”

Through preposition US /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading “In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.”

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able

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

all

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

Anna

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

Antiphates

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

AsconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

avail

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

beloved

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

bosom

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

charge

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

charm

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

committed

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

common

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

constantly

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

Dame

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

deliver

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

depicted

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

disclosed

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

donor

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

dreams

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

eagerness

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

even

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

existence

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

fall

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

feel

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

felt

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

Fidunia

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

forest

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

future

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

glowing

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

guide

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

hear

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

heart's

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

heavings

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/

used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object

From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

hidden

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

himpronounUS /hɪm/

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

howeveradverbUS /ˌhaʊˈevər/

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

impetuous

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

InprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

infirmity

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

life

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

maid

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

merely

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

nature

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

needed

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

never

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

Obedient

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

often

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

part

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

pleasures

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

recurred

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

resolution

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

rise

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

small

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

solemnly

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From this reading It needed, however, no small resolution on her part to avail herself of the charm so solemnly committed to her charge by Dame Anna.

spoke

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

strange

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

talismannounUS /ˈtæl.ɪz.mən/

An object, such as an inscribed ring or stone, thought to have magic powers and to bring good luck.

From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

tender

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From this reading As he spoke, the forest maid often felt the hidden talisman rise and fall with the heavings of her tender bosom.

terms

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

theirdeterminerUS /ðer/

belonging to the people or things already mentioned

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

told

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From this reading Obedient to the donor, she never disclosed its existence, even to Antiphates, or told him of her strange dreams.

urging

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

utmost

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From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.

watch

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From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading In glowing terms he depicted the pleasures of their common existence if he were able, not merely to hear and to feel, but to watch and to guide his heart's beloved through her future life.

WithprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading With all the eagerness of his impetuous nature, Antiphates constantly recurred to the charge, urging Fidunia to do her utmost to deliver him from his infirmity.