Chapter 23 of Perpetua. A Tale of Nimes in A.D. 213 is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Perpetua. A Tale of Nimes in A.D. 213 is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.” “No marvel, in this cold. I ever suffer there with the least frost. My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.” “In this climate!
Chapter 23 of Perpetua. A Tale of Nimes in A.D. 213 is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
From this reading “My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.””
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading ““In this climate!”
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading “THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.””
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading “THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.””
darkened with overcast
From this reading “THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.””
plural of “lobe” — (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
From this reading “My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.””
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading “THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.””
be amazed at
From this reading ““No marvel, in this cold.”
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
terminate
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
inflammation of the hands and feet caused by exposure to cold and moisture
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
the weather in some location averaged over some long period of time
From this reading “In this climate!
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “No marvel, in this cold.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
at any time
From this reading I ever suffer there with the least frost.
a boy or man
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading I ever suffer there with the least frost.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ever suffer there with the least frost.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
darkened with overcast
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I ever suffer there with the least frost.
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 THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
in like or similar manner
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
plural of “lobe” — (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
be amazed at
From this reading “No marvel, in this cold.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No marvel, in this cold.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
the value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
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From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
an area that includes places where several people can sit
From this reading My ear lobes likewise are seats of chilblain.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I ever suffer there with the least frost.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading I ever suffer there with the least frost.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “No marvel, in this cold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CLOUD‐BREAK The acting magistrate turned to his fellow‐quatuorvir, charged with co‐ ordinate judicial authority, on the left, and said: “Your nose is leaden‐ purple in hue.”
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