Chapter 17 of Domitia is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Domitia is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A REFUGEE. “A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia. “When his temple is on fire! Bid him be off—but stay. Who let him in?”
Chapter 17 of Domitia is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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propose a payment
From this reading “Bid him be off—but stay.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.”
start firing a weapon
From this reading ““When his temple is on fire!”
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading ““A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading ““A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.”
an exile who flees for safety
From this reading “A REFUGEE.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Bid him be off—but stay.”
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading ““When his temple is on fire!”
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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 A REFUGEE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Bid him be off—but stay.
propose a payment
From this reading Bid him be off—but stay.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bid him be off—but stay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.
start firing a weapon
From this reading “When his temple is on fire!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bid him be off—but stay.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “When his temple is on fire!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who let him in?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “When his temple is on fire!
the largest planet and the 5th from the sun; has many satellites and is one of the brightest objects in the night sky
From this reading “A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Who let him in?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Bid him be off—but stay.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “When his temple is on fire!
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “A priest of Jupiter here!” exclaimed Duilia.
an exile who flees for safety
From this reading A REFUGEE.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Bid him be off—but stay.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading “When his temple is on fire!
at the time that
From this reading “When his temple is on fire!
which person or people
From this reading Who let him in?”
Chapter 17 of Domitia by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
Chapter 17 holds 178 sentences of Domitia, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Domitia by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 178 sentences, grouped into 36 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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