Chapter 32 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROUSED AT LAST. About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti. “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings. “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.” “Beatrice?”
Chapter 32 of Cord and Creese is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading ““I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.””
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading ““I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.”
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading ““I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.”
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading ““I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.”
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading “About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.”
take up or begin anew
From this reading ““I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.””
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “ROUSED AT LAST.”
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading ““I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.””
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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 About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
later than; following
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROUSED AT LAST.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
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From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
the act of departing
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
plural of “greeting” — (usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
immediately past
From this reading ROUSED AT LAST.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
denoting an action or event preceding or in preparation for something more important
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
take up or begin anew
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading ROUSED AT LAST.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am going away,” said the latter, after the preliminary greetings.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading About this time Despard received a call from Langhetti.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I am well enough now to resume my search after Beatrice.”
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