Chapter 9 of Emmanuel Appadocca is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Emmanuel Appadocca is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.” TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA. Silence reigned over the schooner. The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep. In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
Chapter 9 of Emmanuel Appadocca is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading ““Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.””
plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill
From this reading “The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.”
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading “In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.”
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading “The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.”
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading “Silence reigned over the schooner.”
a large beer glass
From this reading “Silence reigned over the schooner.”
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading ““Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.””
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
From this reading “TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.”
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.
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In this reading “Silence reigned over the schooner.”
In this reading ““Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.””
In this reading “In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.”
In this reading “TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.”
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.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
Having no one else present.
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
the table in Christian churches where communion is given
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
apart from; not including
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
plural of “hammock” — a small natural hill
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
the force of workers available
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
above and across; more than
From this reading Silence reigned over the schooner.
deeply or seriously thoughtful
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
plural of “pirate” — someone who uses another person's words or ideas as if they were his own
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
past form of “reign” — have sovereign power
From this reading Silence reigned over the schooner.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
express in words
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
a large beer glass
From this reading Silence reigned over the schooner.
plural of “sigh” — an utterance made by exhaling audibly
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Silence reigned over the schooner.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
a city in Veneto on the River Adige
From this reading TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading In his cabin, in the centre of the vessel, Lorenzo sat alone and pensive.
look attentively
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading The pirates had retired to their hammocks, and all, except the men of the watch, were wrapped in sleep.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Say that upon the altar of her beauty You sacrifice your tears, your sighs, your heart.”
Chapter 9 of Emmanuel Appadocca by Maxwell Philip holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 9 holds 79 sentences of Emmanuel Appadocca, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Emmanuel Appadocca by Maxwell Philip exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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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