Chapter 5 of Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Enter_ ELIZABETH. ELIZABETH. Vera, my eagle is dead! [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things! VERA.
Chapter 5 of Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “[VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “[VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “[VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading “Vera, my eagle is dead!”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “Vera, my eagle is dead!”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “_Enter_ ELIZABETH.”
to come or go into
marked by absence of sound
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In this reading “[VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!”
In this reading “[VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Vera, my eagle is dead!
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading Vera, my eagle is dead!
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading _Enter_ ELIZABETH.
to come or go into
From this reading _Enter_ ELIZABETH.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vera, my eagle is dead!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
immediately past
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Vera, my eagle is dead!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
marked by absence of sound
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
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From this reading Vera, my eagle is dead!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading [VERA _silent_.] I felt sure it was coming, he has been so changed these last days,--he has been afraid of things!
Chapter 5 of Carlyon Sahib: A Drama in Four Acts by Gilbert Murray holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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