Chapter 19 of Marietta: A Maid of Venice is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Marietta: A Maid of Venice is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Marietta shook her head. She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands. "I am not mad," she said. "I am in earnest. I cannot marry him.
Chapter 19 of Marietta: A Maid of Venice is here in full — 364 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “"I am in earnest.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.”
roused to anger
From this reading “"I am not mad," she said.”
take in marriage
From this reading “I cannot marry him.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Marietta shook her head.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not mad," she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot marry him.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading "I am in earnest.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Marietta shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marietta shook her head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I cannot marry him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not mad," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am in earnest.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
roused to anger
From this reading "I am not mad," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marietta shook her head.
take in marriage
From this reading I cannot marry him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not mad," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am not mad," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Marietta shook her head.
not in physical motion
From this reading She still knelt at her father's feet, holding his hands.
Chapter 19 of Marietta: A Maid of Venice by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford holds 364 sentences, grouped into 73 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 19 holds 364 sentences of Marietta: A Maid of Venice, unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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