Chapter 6 of From Vermont to Damascus is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of From Vermont to Damascus is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I will call your attention to the Capuchin church. Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages. Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep. There are one hundred and ten already placed there. Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
Chapter 6 of From Vermont to Damascus is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading “Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.”
plural of “casket” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading “Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.”
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.”
established irrevocably
From this reading “Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.”
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading “Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.”
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading “Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.”
plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)
From this reading “Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.”
royal persons collectively
In this reading “Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading There are one hundred and ten already placed there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
a mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
a hooded cloak for women
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
plural of “casket” — box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
ten 10s
From this reading There are one hundred and ten already placed there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.
immediately past
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There are one hundred and ten already placed there.
plural of “passage” — the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading There are one hundred and ten already placed there.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
established irrevocably
From this reading Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
a parliamentary monarchy in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula; a former colonial power
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
Existing, occurring, or done under the earth's surface.
From this reading Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading There are one hundred and ten already placed there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are one hundred and ten already placed there.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.
plural of “vault” — a burial chamber (usually underground)
From this reading Under this church are large vaults, subterranean passages.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Many of the sealed caskets are kept covered with flowers.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here you will find the royal families of Spain and Austria sleeping their last sleep.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will call your attention to the Capuchin church.
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