Chapter 3 of Count Julian is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Count Julian is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JULIAN _and_ EGILONA. _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not. It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian. _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do? Surely her own must there preponderate.
Chapter 3 of Count Julian is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “_Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “_Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “_Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “JULIAN _and_ EGILONA.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “_Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “_Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely her own must there preponderate.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “_Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JULIAN _and_ EGILONA.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
for the reason that
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JULIAN _and_ EGILONA.
at any time
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading JULIAN _and_ EGILONA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Surely her own must there preponderate.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
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 _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Surely her own must there preponderate.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
weigh more heavily
From this reading Surely her own must there preponderate.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely her own must there preponderate.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Surely her own must there preponderate.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading _Egil._ O fly me not because I am unhappy, Because I am deserted fly me not.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not so before, it cannot be Ever from Julian.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading _Jul._ What would Egilona That Julian’s power with her new lords can do?
Chapter 3 of Count Julian by Walter Savage Landor holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
Chapter 3 holds 394 sentences of Count Julian, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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