Chapter 17 of Damon and Delia: A Tale is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Damon and Delia: A Tale is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A Denouement_. At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance. Every thing was quiet. Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached. Suspense was not long on either side.
Chapter 17 of Damon and Delia: A Tale is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the outcome of a complex sequence of events
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.”
prudent
From this reading “Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.”
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading “Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “Suspense was not long on either side.”
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading “At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A Denouement_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
past form of “approach” — move towards
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
the outcome of a complex sequence of events
From this reading _A Denouement_.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
one or the other of two
From this reading Suspense was not long on either side.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every thing was quiet.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
prudent
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
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 Suspense was not long on either side.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
a particular point in time
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Suspense was not long on either side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Suspense was not long on either side.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Every thing was quiet.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Suspense was not long on either side.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading Suspense was not long on either side.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
a special situation
From this reading Every thing was quiet.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
something that serves as a means of transportation
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every thing was quiet.
which person or people
From this reading Our heroine listened with eager expectation, and those who guarded her looked out to see who it was that approached.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At this moment, Delia with infinite transport, heard the sound of horses at a distance.
Chapter 17 of Damon and Delia: A Tale by William Godwin holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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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