Chapter 14 of Prince Zilah — Complete is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Prince Zilah — Complete is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!" What remained to her? Expiation? Forgetfulness? She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
Chapter 14 of Prince Zilah — Complete is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
From this reading “She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"”
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.”
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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 Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
(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 Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
surround with a cloister, as of a garden
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
compensation for a wrong
From this reading Expiation?
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
tendency to forget
From this reading Forgetfulness?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
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From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
above and across; more than
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading What remained to her?
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
cut with a saw
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
plural of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She thought of the cloister and the life of prayer of those blue sisters she saw under the trees of Maisons-Lafitte.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What remained to her?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the Tzigana,'s romance, in which she had put all her faith and her belief, had ended, like a bad dream, she said to herself: "My life is over!"
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