Chapter 4 of Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel is here in full — 480 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel is here in full — 480 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor. "We shall see each other.... I shall hunt you up." But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel. "How crazy I was the other morning!...
Chapter 4 of Mare Nostrum (Our Sea): A Novel is here in full — 480 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
From this reading “THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"How crazy I was the other morning!...”
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
From this reading “THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.”
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading “I shall hunt you up."”
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading “But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.”
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading “THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.”
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading “THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.”
-ing form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading “But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.”
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a tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "How crazy I was the other morning!...
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "We shall see each other....
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
(Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How crazy I was the other morning!...
pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)
From this reading I shall hunt you up."
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall hunt you up."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
come together
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "How crazy I was the other morning!...
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
not any; not one
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "We shall see each other....
make a promise or commitment
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
any member of a ship's crew
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "We shall see each other....
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "We shall see each other....
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
-ing form of “station” — assign to a station
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE AQUARIUM OF NAPLES In spite of her promise, Freya made no effort to meet the sailor.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I shall hunt you up."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shall see each other....
which person or people
From this reading But it was Ferragut who did the hunting, stationing himself around the hotel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall hunt you up."
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