Chapter 33 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma. A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space. Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure. Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night. The sun rose up, enormous in size.
Chapter 33 of Fata Morgana is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading “A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.”
a light shade of blue
From this reading “Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.”
a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard
From this reading “Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.”
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading “THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.”
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading “A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.”
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.”
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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any plant of the genus Helianthemum; vigorous plants of stony alpine meadows and dry scrub regions
In this reading “The sun rose up, enormous in size.”
In this reading “THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.”
move upward
In this reading “THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
a light shade of blue
From this reading Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.
protected with battlements or parapets with indentations or embrasures for shooting through
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
a game in which small pointed missiles are thrown at a dartboard
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The sun rose up, enormous in size.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading Morgana was building her palaces in the heavenly azure.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The sun rose up, enormous in size.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading The sun rose up, enormous in size.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun rose up, enormous in size.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE FATEFUL DAY BEGINS Ethel finished her letter, and went up on deck to find grandma.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Golden darts across battlemented clouds were driving away the birds of night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A splendid day was appearing, with its marvelous light flooding space.
Chapter 33 of Fata Morgana by J. André Castaigne holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 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 33 holds 121 sentences of Fata Morgana, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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