Chapter 9 of Prince Zilah — Volume 1 is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Prince Zilah — Volume 1 is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O LIBERTY! O LOVE! THESE TWO I NEED!" When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm. At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
Chapter 9 of Prince Zilah — Volume 1 is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.”
make calm or still
From this reading “When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.”
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading “At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.”
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading “"O LIBERTY!”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “THESE TWO I NEED!"”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
make calm or still
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
set up or found
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THESE TWO I NEED!"
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading "O LIBERTY!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading O LOVE!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading THESE TWO I NEED!"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O LIBERTY!
and nothing more
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading THESE TWO I NEED!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At first he only questioned her anxiously as to her health.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THESE TWO I NEED!"
at the time that
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Zilah came the next day he found Marsa perfectly calm.
Chapter 9 of Prince Zilah — Volume 1 by Jules Claretie holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 9 holds 111 sentences of Prince Zilah — Volume 1, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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