Chapter 3 of Cenci Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Cenci Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away. "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners! You are killing me! You are killing me!' But nothing more would she say.
Chapter 3 of Cenci Celebrated Crimes is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.”
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading “"We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!”
plural of “executioner” — an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
From this reading “"We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!”
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.”
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading “You are killing me!”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “"We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “"We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!”
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
anew
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are killing me!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But nothing more would she say.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
plural of “executioner” — an official who inflicts capital punishment in pursuit of a warrant
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
opinion or judgment
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
past form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
free from evil or guilt
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
an event that causes someone to die
From this reading You are killing me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are killing me!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
and nothing more
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
above and across; more than
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
someone who kills his or her parent
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
express in words
From this reading But nothing more would she say.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We caused more water to be thrown over her; then she recovered her senses, opened her eyes, and cried, 'O cursed executioners!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Again questioned as to the aforesaid parricide, she would confess nothing, saying only that she was innocent, and then again fainted away.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are killing me!
Chapter 3 of Cenci Celebrated Crimes by Alexandre Dumas holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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