Chapter 22 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 22 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a long while he stood there without moving. His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water. It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes. The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels. At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
Chapter 22 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading “It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.”
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading “It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.”
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.”
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.”
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading “At last he lifted himself up from the rail.”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.”
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading “It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.”
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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 For a long while he stood there without moving.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
Having no one else present.
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
past form of “attract” — direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.
past form of “flow” — move or progress freely as if in a stream
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
past form of “gleam” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.
immediately past
From this reading At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
held up in the air
From this reading At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
in motion
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
a barrier consisting of a horizontal bar and supports
From this reading At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
worried and uneasy
From this reading The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
a twisted and tangled mass that is highly interwoven
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading It stood alone, and the river flowed in a delicate curve before it by a low tangle of trees or bushes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At last he lifted himself up from the rail.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
during the time that
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
a Caucasian
From this reading His eyes were attracted, were held, by a white house across the water.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading The windows of this house gleamed fiercely as restless jewels.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For a long while he stood there without moving.
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