Chapter 17 of Fair Margaret is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Fair Margaret is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HOLY HERMANDAD. Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret. It was like a dream. They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously. Margaret heard one of them say to another:
Chapter 17 of Fair Margaret is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.”
having frets
From this reading “Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.”
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.”
having no employment
From this reading “They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.”
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.”
plural of “tapestry” — something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
From this reading “They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.”
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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 It was like a dream.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Margaret heard one of them say to another:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was like a dream.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
having frets
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
plural of “hall” — an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Margaret heard one of them say to another:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE HOLY HERMANDAD.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading THE HOLY HERMANDAD.
having no employment
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a dream.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a dream.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margaret heard one of them say to another:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Margaret heard one of them say to another:
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
express in words
From this reading Margaret heard one of them say to another:
plural of “tapestry” — something that resembles a tapestry in its intricacy
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLY HERMANDAD.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Down the long passages, through the great, fretted halls, across the cool marble courts, flitted Inez and Margaret.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margaret heard one of them say to another:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a dream.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
in or at the place that
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading They went through a room where women, idling or working at tapestries, looked at them curiously.
Chapter 17 of Fair Margaret by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 166 sentences of Fair Margaret, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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