Chapter 14 of Cruel as the grave is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Cruel as the grave is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE. AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool? COLLIN--Everywhere, sage! But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask! JONSON--THE CARNIVAL.
Chapter 14 of Cruel as the grave is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading “AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool?”
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading “JONSON--THE CARNIVAL.”
for the most part
From this reading “But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE.”
render holy by means of religious rites
From this reading “THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE.”
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading “JONSON--THE CARNIVAL.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!”
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading “COLLIN--Everywhere, sage!”
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(Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan
From this reading AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
a festival marked by merrymaking and processions
From this reading JONSON--THE CARNIVAL.
for the most part
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading COLLIN--Everywhere, sage!
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE.
to or in any or all places
From this reading COLLIN--Everywhere, sage!
bringing death
From this reading THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool?
render holy by means of religious rites
From this reading THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE.
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading JONSON--THE CARNIVAL.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
hide under a false appearance
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool?
a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom
From this reading COLLIN--Everywhere, sage!
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST FATAL HALLOW EVE.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But chiefly there Where least they seem to mask!
in or at the place that
From this reading AMBROSE--Where be these maskers, fool?
Chapter 14 of Cruel as the grave by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 142 sentences, grouped into 29 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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