Chapter 17 of "My Novel" — Volume 03 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of "My Novel" — Volume 03 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The letter, then, relates to the signorina. She is well?" "Yes, she is well now. She is in our native Italy." Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
Chapter 17 of "My Novel" — Volume 03 is here in full — 59 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading “Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.”
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading “Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.”
against your will
From this reading “Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “She is in our native Italy."”
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading “She is in our native Italy."”
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.”
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading “"The letter, then, relates to the signorina.”
possessing sweep
From this reading “Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
plural of “blossom” — reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
cause to be bored
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She is in our native Italy."
against your will
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is well?"
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading She is in our native Italy."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading She is in our native Italy."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes, she is well now.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading She is in our native Italy."
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
third-person singular of “relate” — make a logical or causal connection
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is well?"
an Italian courtesy title for an unmarried woman; equivalent to “Miss”, it is either used alone or before a name
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
possessing sweep
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The letter, then, relates to the signorina.
in the direction of
From this reading Jackeymo raised his eyes involuntarily towards the orange-trees, and the morning breeze swept by and bore to him the odour of their blossoms.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading She is well?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, she is well now.
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