Chapter 6 of For the Right is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of For the Right is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
APPEALING UNTO CAESAR. Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy. Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought. So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer. Father Leo looked him in the face anxiously.
Chapter 6 of For the Right is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading “APPEALING UNTO CAESAR.”
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading “APPEALING UNTO CAESAR.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.”
a search for knowledge
From this reading “So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “Father Leo looked him in the face anxiously.”
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading “Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.”
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading “Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.”
plural of “tara” — a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
From this reading “Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.”
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In this reading “Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.”
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anew
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Father Leo looked him in the face anxiously.
able to attract interest or draw favorable attention
From this reading APPEALING UNTO CAESAR.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
conqueror of Gaul and master of Italy (100-44 BC)
From this reading APPEALING UNTO CAESAR.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Father Leo looked him in the face anxiously.
depressingly dark
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Father Leo looked him in the face anxiously.
produce a literary work
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
a search for knowledge
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading Father Leo looked him in the face anxiously.
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 Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Father Leo looked him in the face anxiously.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
the work of caring for the sick or injured or infirm
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
go across or through
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
with patience; in a patient manner
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
the head of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
plural of “tara” — a village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin); seat of Irish kings until 6th century
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
an old word for “to”
From this reading APPEALING UNTO CAESAR.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Autumn had come; again the season was cold and gloomy.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So he went to the pope and begged him to indite an inquiry to the lawyer.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Taras had waited patiently, but he had not the courage to face the long, dull twilight of winter if he must pass it nursing the one desperate thought.
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