Chapter 1 of Household Gods: A Comedy is here in full — 592 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Household Gods: A Comedy is here in full — 592 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Graphics and textual content produced by Lolaness. THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE. CRASSUS, a barbarian from Britain. ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady. ALICIA, a servant in the house.
Chapter 1 of Household Gods: A Comedy is here in full — 592 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading “CRASSUS, a barbarian from Britain.”
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading “CRASSUS, a barbarian from Britain.”
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
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an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading “THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.”
a small island
From this reading “THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.”
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady.”
of or relating to or based on a text
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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 CRASSUS, a barbarian from Britain.
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From this reading ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
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From this reading ALICIA, a servant in the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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a member of an uncivilized people
From this reading CRASSUS, a barbarian from Britain.
a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; “Great Britain” is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
From this reading CRASSUS, a barbarian from Britain.
showing who or what does the action
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
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From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CRASSUS, a barbarian from Britain.
photographs or other visual representations in a printed publication
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an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ALICIA, a servant in the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALICIA, a servant in the house.
a small island
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
plural of “lawn” — a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
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impressive in appearance
From this reading ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
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relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading ALICIA, a servant in the house.
of or relating to or based on a text
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used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading ADELA, his wife, a noble Roman lady.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE HEARTH OF CRASSUS; AFTERWARDS THE LAWNS, THE WOODS, THE LAKE, THE ISLE.
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