Chapter 5 of Mary Magdalen: A Chronicle is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter V
Chapter 5 of Mary Magdalen: A Chronicle is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
V. The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong. It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles. Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud. On each side was a room.
Chapter 5 of Mary Magdalen: A Chronicle is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading “Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.”
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading “Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.”
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading “It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.”
(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
From this reading “The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.”
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading “It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.”
put into a recess
From this reading “Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.”
having something on top
From this reading “Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.”
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading “It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.”
In this reading “The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.”
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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 It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
a curved shape in the vertical plane that spans an opening
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading On each side was a room.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
set down according to a plan
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
single thickness of usually some homogeneous substance
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
(of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On each side was a room.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
apply a heavy coat to
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
put into a recess
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading On each side was a room.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading On each side was a room.
one of the twelve Apostles (first century)
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
having something on top
From this reading Beneath, for doorway, was a recess, surmounted by an arch and covered with a layer of mud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
plural of “tile” — a flat thin rectangular slab (as of fired clay or rubber or linoleum) used to cover surfaces
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The house of Simon Barlevi was gray, and in shape an oblong.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It had a flat roof laid with a plaster of lime, about which was a fretwork of open tiles.
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