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Chapter 10 of Blowing weather is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy? How have I become so?" When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy. She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily. Little by little the feeling of helplessness passed.
Chapter 10 of Blowing weather is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.”
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading “When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.”
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading “When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.”
-ing form of “disfigure” — mar or spoil the appearance of
From this reading “When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.”
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading “She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.”
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading “Little by little the feeling of helplessness passed.”
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.”
without much difficulty
From this reading “She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.”
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In this reading “When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.”
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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 She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
a piece of soft material that covers and protects an injured part of the body
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading How have I become so?"
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Little by little the feeling of helplessness passed.
prepare a hot meal
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
-ing form of “disfigure” — mar or spoil the appearance of
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
an opposing military force
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Little by little the feeling of helplessness passed.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How have I become so?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
powerlessness revealed by an inability to act
From this reading Little by little the feeling of helplessness passed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
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From this reading How have I become so?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Little by little the feeling of helplessness passed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Little by little the feeling of helplessness passed.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
without much difficulty
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading How have I become so?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She poured some of this into a glass and gave it to Anthony; he drank it readily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
at the time that
From this reading When he was free of the disfiguring blood, she began to bandage his head; and she told the black cook to bring some brandy.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And yet," he said, "why am I your enemy?
Chapter 10 of Blowing weather by John T. (John Thomas) McIntyre holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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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