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Chapter 10 of Jane Oglander is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake. CARDINAL.--Say you? FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it." And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning. Wantele and Athena had had a sharp difference that afternoon.
Chapter 10 of Jane Oglander is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.”
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading “And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.”
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading “CARDINAL.--Say you?”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “Wantele and Athena had had a sharp difference that afternoon.”
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading “"FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it."”
the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
From this reading “"FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.”
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In this reading “And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.”
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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 "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Wantele and Athena had had a sharp difference that afternoon.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it."
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
(Roman Catholic Church) one of a group of more than 100 prominent bishops in the Sacred College who advise the Pope and elect new Popes
From this reading CARDINAL.--Say you?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading Wantele and Athena had had a sharp difference that afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
immediately past
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
roused to anger
From this reading FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it."
the root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a narcotic
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
express in words
From this reading CARDINAL.--Say you?
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Wantele and Athena had had a sharp difference that afternoon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Wantele and Athena had had a sharp difference that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "FERDINAND.--I have this night digged up a mandrake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Wantele and Athena had had a sharp difference that afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the evening of the last of their delightful days had come,--so at least Athena Maule thought of it, for Jane Oglander was arriving the next morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FERDINAND.--And I am grown mad with it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CARDINAL.--Say you?
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