Chapter 35 of Cæsar's Column is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 35 of Cæsar's Column is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home. He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him. I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back. There was a stranger present. I could not long doubt as to who he was.
Chapter 35 of Cæsar's Column is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.”
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.”
remove the dust from
From this reading “He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.”
(of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
From this reading “THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.”
according to the clock
From this reading “THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.”
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.”
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “There was a stranger present.”
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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 There was a stranger present.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I could not long doubt as to who he was.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not long doubt as to who he was.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I could not long doubt as to who he was.
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From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
remove the dust from
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
(of a gas e.g.) released from chemical combination
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
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 I could not long doubt as to who he was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
not any; not one
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
according to the clock
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading There was a stranger present.
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading There was a stranger present.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I could not long doubt as to who he was.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE LIBERATED PRISONER About two o'clock that day Maximilian returned home.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
at the time that
From this reading I did not see him return; but when I entered the drawing-room I started back.
which person or people
From this reading I could not long doubt as to who he was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was covered with dust and powder-smoke, but there was no blood upon him.
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