Chapter 33 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 33 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Sit down here, Ruby--near to me." She sat down. With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly. Nigel sat down close to her. There was a silence.
Chapter 33 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.”
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading “With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.”
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."”
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading “With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.”
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading “With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.”
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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 There was a silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Nigel sat down close to her.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading "Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."
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From this reading Nigel sat down close to her.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
with low volume
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat down.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading There was a silence.
be seated
From this reading "Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a silence.
causing a surge of emotion or excitement
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
exciting by touching lightly so as to cause laughter or twitching movements
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Sit down here, Ruby--near to me."
precisely as stated
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With the very madness for movement thrilling, tingling, through all her weary and feverish body she was obliged to sit down quietly.
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