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Chapter 5 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 01 is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight." /Merchant of Venice/, Act iii. Sc. 1. THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
Chapter 5 of Ernest Maltravers — Volume 01 is here in full — 46 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “"You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."”
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading “THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.”
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading “THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.”
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.”
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading “THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.”
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading “THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.”
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading “/Merchant of Venice/, Act iii.”
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From this reading 1.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act iii.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
slightly wet
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
past form of “dawn” — become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act iii.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act iii.
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
a soft wet area of low-lying land that sinks underfoot
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
not one, and not any
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
the time that has elapsed
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
plural of “pool” — an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
a partly sheltered anchorage
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite
From this reading Sc.
lacking physical depth; having little spatial extension downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or outward from a center
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
surface layer of ground containing a mat of grass and grass roots
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
the provincial capital of Veneto; built on 118 islands within a lagoon in the Gulf of Venice; has canals instead of streets; one of Italy's major ports and a famous tourist attraction
From this reading /Merchant of Venice/, Act iii.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE day dawned; it was a mild, damp, hazy morning; the sod sank deep beneath the foot, the roads were heavy with mire, and the rain of the past night lay here and there in broad shallow pools.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You knew--none so well, of my daughter's flight."
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