Chapter XXVIII of Jewel Sowers: A Novel, “Revenge Is Sweet,” is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVIII
Chapter XXVIII of Jewel Sowers: A Novel, “Revenge Is Sweet,” is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing. The great election was coming off. Yet there was no doubt who was winning. Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity. When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
Chapter XXVIII of Jewel Sowers: A Novel, “Revenge Is Sweet,” is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.”
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading “The great election was coming off.”
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading “When the poll was read at night he headed the list.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “When the poll was read at night he headed the list.”
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
From this reading “When the poll was read at night he headed the list.”
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading “Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.”
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading “Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.”
having won
From this reading “Yet there was no doubt who was winning.”
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In this reading “Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.”
In this reading “When the poll was read at night he headed the list.”
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From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The great election was coming off.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Yet there was no doubt who was winning.
a vote to select the winner of a position or political office
From this reading The great election was coming off.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great election was coming off.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
having a heading or course in a certain direction
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet there was no doubt who was winning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The great election was coming off.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
the quality of being widely admired or accepted or sought after
From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
past form of “regain” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Golden Priest Alphonso had regained his old popularity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great election was coming off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yet there was no doubt who was winning.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Next day this particular city of Lucifram was buzzing.
at the time that
From this reading When the poll was read at night he headed the list.
which person or people
From this reading Yet there was no doubt who was winning.
having won
From this reading Yet there was no doubt who was winning.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet there was no doubt who was winning.
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