Chapter 6 of Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place. I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty. What of her? Is she dead, or what?' 'She is as good as dead to us, dear.
Chapter 6 of Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus is here in full — 96 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.”
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading “I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.”
a female domestic
From this reading “CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.”
a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
From this reading “CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.”
In this reading “CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.”
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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 feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'She is as good as dead to us, dear.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Is she dead, or what?'
dearly loved
From this reading 'She is as good as dead to us, dear.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.
a young female
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'She is as good as dead to us, dear.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is she dead, or what?'
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
a female domestic
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is she dead, or what?'
a member of an ancient Semitic people who dominated trade in the first millennium B.C.
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she dead, or what?'
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'She is as good as dead to us, dear.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'She is as good as dead to us, dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAUGHT 'Venusta,' said Lucius, 'I have been thinking of that slave girl, the dark Phoenician maid, Saronia; I see her not in her accustomed place.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading I feel a keen interest in that weird beauty.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What of her?
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