Chapter 3 of Peter the Priest is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Peter the Priest is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY. When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh. Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head. "Aha! So you're here, are you?
Chapter 3 of Peter the Priest is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.”
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading “THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.”
with passion
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.”
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From this reading "Aha!
Having no one else present.
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So you're here, are you?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
inflected form of “clap” — put quickly or forcibly
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading So you're here, are you?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
the sound of laughing
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
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 When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
with passion
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
compacted by ironing
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you're here, are you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LORDS OF MADOCSANY.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her pleasure was as passionately violent as her anger; she clapped her hands and pressed them to her head.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
at the time that
From this reading When they were left alone, the Lady began to laugh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you're here, are you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you're here, are you?
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