Chapter 20 of Capitola's peril is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Capitola's peril is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEXT MORNING. Oh, such a day! So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times. Since Cæsar's fortunes. --Shakespeare.
Chapter 20 of Capitola's peril is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confer dignity or honor upon
From this reading “So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Since Cæsar's fortunes.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “--Shakespeare.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the 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 Oh, such a day!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
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From this reading Since Cæsar's fortunes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Oh, such a day!
confer dignity or honor upon
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Since Cæsar's fortunes.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE NEXT MORNING.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE NEXT MORNING.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, such a day!
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --Shakespeare.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since Cæsar's fortunes.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Oh, such a day!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEXT MORNING.
up to a particular time
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading So fought, so followed and so fairly won Came not till now to dignify the times.
Chapter 20 of Capitola's peril by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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