Chapter 14 of Felicitas is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Felicitas is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter. He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man. With a short scream he let it again fall. "Irony of fate! The usurer!
Chapter 14 of Felicitas is here in full — 41 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “"Irony of fate!”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.”
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading “He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “"Irony of fate!”
killed unlawfully
From this reading “He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.”
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading “But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “With a short scream he let it again fall.”
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In this reading “He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.”
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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 With a short scream he let it again fall.
anew
From this reading With a short scream he let it again fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading With a short scream he let it again fall.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Irony of fate!
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
armor plate that protects the head
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading "Irony of fate!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading With a short scream he let it again fall.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
killed unlawfully
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
a criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
an elder in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With a short scream he let it again fall.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading With a short scream he let it again fall.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
From this reading The usurer!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the murderer now thought it was not the high-towering form of the Presbyter.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He bent down so that the black horse-tail of his high helmet fell forwards, and drew back the hood, and with it the head of the murdered man.
Chapter 14 of Felicitas by Felix Dahn holds 41 sentences, grouped into 9 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 14 holds 41 sentences of Felicitas, unabridged, divided into 9 reading sections.
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