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Chapter 4 of Nero is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
[_Exeunt_. SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay. Left, doors leading into the apartments. The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place. Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
Chapter 4 of Nero is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “Left, doors leading into the apartments.”
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading “Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.”
plural of “lap” — the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
From this reading “The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.”
plural of “mooring” — a place where a craft can be made fast
From this reading “Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.”
possessive form of “nero” — Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading “SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.”
plural of “prow” — front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading “Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.”
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading “The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.”
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading “SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.”
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something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
plural of “apartment” — a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading Left, doors leading into the apartments.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
without deviation
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Left, doors leading into the apartments.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [_Exeunt_.
plural of “galley” — a large medieval vessel with a single deck propelled by sails and oars with guns at stern and prow; a complement of 1,000 men; used mainly in the Mediterranean for war and trading
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Left, doors leading into the apartments.
plural of “lap” — the upper side of the thighs of a seated person
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Left, doors leading into the apartments.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Left, doors leading into the apartments.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
plural of “mooring” — a place where a craft can be made fast
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
possessive form of “nero” — Roman Emperor notorious for his monstrous vice and fantastic luxury (was said to have started a fire that destroyed much of Rome in 64) but the Roman Empire remained prosperous during his rule (37-68)
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
plural of “prow” — front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
wharf usually built parallel to the shoreline
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
usually paved outdoor area adjoining a residence
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Right are seen prows of galleys at their moorings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading SCENE III NERO'S PRIVATE CHAMBER _in the villa at Baiae, looking directly upon the bay.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The water laps close up to the marble quay or terrace on which the action takes place.
Chapter 4 of Nero by Stephen Phillips holds 464 sentences, grouped into 93 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 4 holds 464 sentences of Nero, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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