Chapter 10 of Nuova is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Nuova is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly. And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her: "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day. What's for to-morrow? Who can say?
Chapter 10 of Nuova is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “"For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.”
go after with the intent to catch
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading “_Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.”
in a joyous manner
From this reading “And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:”
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading “And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “_Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “_Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.”
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading “"For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.”
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anew
In this reading “_Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.”
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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 "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can say?
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
in a joyous manner
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
inflected form of “hop” — jump lightly
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
on one occasion
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
express in words
From this reading Who can say?
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
with low volume
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Hero and Nuova once more, and the Great Courting Chase_ "My brave little Nuova," said Saggia, joyfully and tenderly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Beffa hopped happily about, singing softly to her:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's for to-morrow?
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "For a new bee A new way; From nurse to warrior All in a day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's for to-morrow?
which person or people
From this reading Who can say?
Chapter 10 of Nuova by Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman) Kellogg holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 10 holds 135 sentences of Nuova, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Nuova by Vernon L. (Vernon Lyman) Kellogg exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 135 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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