Chapter 37 of Daniel Deronda is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of Daniel Deronda is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave. E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.” —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_. It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa. Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
Chapter 37 of Daniel Deronda is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.”
permission to do something
From this reading “It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.”
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading “—DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.”
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading “Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.”
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading “It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.”
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading “E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.””
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
gather
From this reading “Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.”
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later than; following
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite
From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
permission to do something
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
art highly prized for its beauty or perfection
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
death of a person
From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
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From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
a midwestern state in north-central United States
From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
an animal that produces gametes (spermatozoa) that can fertilize female gametes
From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
the force of workers available
From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
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From this reading —DANTE: _Il Purgatorio_.
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
gather
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her desire to get away from that gem of the sea, helped to rally her strength and courage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
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From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading E quanto uom più va su e men fa male.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was not many days after her mother’s arrival that Gwendolen would consent to remain at Genoa.
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From this reading “Questa montagna è tale, Che sempre al cominciar di sotto è grave.
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