Chapter 12 of Dragon's teeth is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Dragon's teeth is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BROUGHT TO BAY. HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening! She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours. She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside. The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
Chapter 12 of Dragon's teeth is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.”
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading “The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.”
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading “She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.”
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading “The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.”
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading “She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.”
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.”
a state of social isolation
From this reading “HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!”
have a certain weight
From this reading “HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.”
In this reading “She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.”
In this reading “HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!”
In this reading “HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!”
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 She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
later than; following
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
on or to one side
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading BROUGHT TO BAY.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading BROUGHT TO BAY.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
plural of “candle” — stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
to a considerable degree
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt impatient to renew the sensations of the past few hours.
a state of social isolation
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BROUGHT TO BAY.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried to read, but after a few moments threw the book aside.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
have a certain weight
From this reading HOW heavily did the solitude of her room weigh upon Luiza in the evening!
in the company of; together with
From this reading The candles on her dressing-table seemed to burn with a melancholy light.
Chapter 12 of Dragon's teeth by Eça de Queirós holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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 12 holds 196 sentences of Dragon's teeth, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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