Chapter 36 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter 36 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake. The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths. How near she was to her triumph! A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free. His face was growing calm and gentle.
Chapter 36 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 107 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “His face was growing calm and gentle.”
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading “They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.”
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading “The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “How near she was to her triumph!”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.”
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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 few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
make calm or still
From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
rid of obstructions
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was growing calm and gentle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
the light of the Moon
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
express in words
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
precisely as stated
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading They stood for some time in perfect silence; they had wandered down to the very edge of the lake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How near she was to her triumph!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
during the time that
From this reading The water rippled in the moonlight, and while Hugh Fernely thought, Beatrice looked into the clear depths.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A few minutes more and he would turn to her and tell her she was free.
Chapter 36 of Dora Thorne by Charlotte M. Brame holds 107 sentences, grouped into 22 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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