Chapter 16 of Of one blood: or, The hidden self is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Of one blood: or, The hidden self is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai. It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless. At last Ai broke a long silence: “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes. Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
Chapter 16 of Of one blood: or, The hidden self is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “At last Ai broke a long silence:”
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading “Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?””
a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
From this reading “Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?””
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?””
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading “Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?””
worried and uneasy
From this reading “It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “At last Ai broke a long silence:”
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading “It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.”
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anew
In this reading “Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.”
In this reading “At last Ai broke a long silence:”
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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 At last Ai broke a long silence:
an agency of the United States Army responsible for providing timely and relevant and accurate and synchronized intelligence to tactical and operational and strategic level commanders
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last Ai broke a long silence:
lacking funds
From this reading At last Ai broke a long silence:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
past form of “count” — determine the number or amount of
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
a native or inhabitant of Ethiopia
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
set up or found
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
immediately past
From this reading At last Ai broke a long silence:
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading At last Ai broke a long silence:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
worried and uneasy
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading At last Ai broke a long silence:
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
express in words
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Is it true that the Ethiopian there is counted less than other mortals?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was far into the night, but he felt sleepless and restless.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Once more Reuel found himself alone with Ai.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Tell me of the country from which you come, Ergamenes.
Chapter 16 of Of one blood: or, The hidden self by Pauline E. (Pauline Elizabeth) Hopkins holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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 16 holds 176 sentences of Of one blood: or, The hidden self, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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