Chapter 12 of By the gods beloved is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of By the gods beloved is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living. Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times: “Kesh-ta! Kesh-ta! Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
Chapter 12 of By the gods beloved is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.”
three times
From this reading “Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?”
the act of testing something
From this reading “THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.”
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading “THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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anew
In this reading “Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:”
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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 Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
foreshadow or presage
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
three times
From this reading Kesh-ta!” and thrice the cry resounded: “Is she there?
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
the act of testing something
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading THE TRIAL OF KESH-TA, THE SLAVE Then came the turn of the living.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Once more the herald called a name--a woman’s--three times:
Chapter 12 of By the gods beloved by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 12 holds 177 sentences of By the gods beloved, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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