Chapter 27 of Fombombo is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Fombombo is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness. He turned away. He meant to go back to the priests' house. He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could. As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
Chapter 27 of Fombombo is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without law or control
From this reading “He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.”
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading “The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.”
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading “The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.”
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “He meant to go back to the priests' house.”
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading “The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.”
move upward
From this reading “The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.”
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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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “He meant to go back to the priests' house.”
In this reading “As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.”
In this reading “The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.”
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 As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
(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 dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
without law or control
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He turned away.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He meant to go back to the priests' house.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
a young female
From this reading As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He meant to go back to the priests' house.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He meant to go back to the priests' house.
witty language used to convey insults or scorn
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
go away from a place
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading He meant to go back to the priests' house.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
burdened psychologically or mentally
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading He meant to go back to the priests' house.
with speed
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
a feeling of great happiness
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
move upward
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
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From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading As he turned, a girl came running down the steps of the palace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He meant to go back to the priests' house.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned away.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The dead man's fate oppressed Strawbridge, and the irony of all the rejoicing at the rise of Saturnino filled him with bitterness.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would leave this anarchic land as quickly as he could.
Chapter 27 of Fombombo by T. S. (Thomas Sigismund) Stribling holds 364 sentences, grouped into 73 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 27 holds 364 sentences of Fombombo, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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