Chapter 3 of Casanova's Homecoming is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Casanova's Homecoming is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He did not feel sleepy. Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written. Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue. He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused. “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
Chapter 3 of Casanova's Homecoming is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading ““To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.”
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading ““To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.”
located inward
From this reading ““To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.”
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading “Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.”
read anew; read again
From this reading “Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.”
ready to fall asleep
From this reading “He did not feel sleepy.”
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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 Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not feel sleepy.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading He did not feel sleepy.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not feel sleepy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
a condition of spiritual awareness; divine illumination
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
located inward
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
immediately past
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not feel sleepy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
a large, flat, thin case for carrying loose papers or drawings or maps; usually leather
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “To what purpose?” he demanded of himself, as if in a cruel flash of inner illumination.
read anew; read again
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
ready to fall asleep
From this reading He did not feel sleepy.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Since he had broken off in the middle of a sentence, it was easy for him to continue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Taking his manuscript out of the portfolio, he reread what he had last written.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He took up the pen, wrote a phrase or two, then paused.
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