Chapter 9 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him. “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés. “A boresome old boy. Shall I introduce him?” “All right.”
Chapter 9 of Cæsar or Nothing is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading “One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.”
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading “One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “Shall I introduce him?””
the act of departing
From this reading “One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.”
plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading “One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.”
Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
From this reading “One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.”
an artist who paints
From this reading “One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.”
a member of a senate
From this reading ““I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.”
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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 One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “All right.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A boresome old boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading “A boresome old boy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
an extended communication (often interactive) dealing with some particular topic
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
a man of refinement
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading Shall I introduce him?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
the act of departing
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
plural of “merit” — any admirable quality or attribute
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
Florentine sculptor and painter and architect; one of the outstanding figures of the Renaissance (1475-1564)
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “A boresome old boy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
an artist who paints
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
a member of a senate
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I introduce him?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
express in speech
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
in or at the place that
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
which person or people
From this reading One day, on leaving the Sistine Chapel, where they had had a long discussion on the merits of Michelangelo, Cæsar met the painter Cortés, who came to speak to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I am here with a gentleman from my town, who is a Senator,” said Cortés.
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