Chapter 10 of Old Saint Paul's is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Old Saint Paul's is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza. "I thought as much," returned Judith. "What will you give me to save him?" "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you." "Think again," said Judith.
Chapter 10 of Old Saint Paul's is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “dear” — dearly loved
From this reading “"Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “"I thought as much," returned Judith.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “"I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “"I thought as much," returned Judith.”
except for; apart from
From this reading “"What will you give me to save him?"”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “"I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “"I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."”
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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 "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
anew
From this reading "Think again," said Judith.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I thought as much," returned Judith.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
comparative of “dear” — dearly loved
From this reading "Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought as much," returned Judith.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "I thought as much," returned Judith.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I thought as much," returned Judith.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.
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From this reading "Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I thought as much," returned Judith.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Think again," said Judith.
except for; apart from
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Dearer than my own?" replied Nizza.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Think again," said Judith.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought as much," returned Judith.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I have nothing," rejoined Nizza, with a troubled look--"nothing but thanks to give you."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What will you give me to save him?"
Chapter 10 of Old Saint Paul's by William Harrison Ainsworth holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 395 sentences of Old Saint Paul's, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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