Chapter 11 of Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man. Where was he? Had he forgotten his promise? Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth? Neither.
Chapter 11 of Saronia: A Romance of Ancient Ephesus is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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offering fun and gaiety
From this reading “CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Had he forgotten his promise?”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.”
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading “Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.”
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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used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?”
a wise and trusted guide and advisor
In this reading “CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.”
In this reading “Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?”
In this reading “CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.”
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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 Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
later than; following
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
(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 Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
an island in the Aegean Sea off the west coast of Turkey; belongs to Greece
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
offering fun and gaiety
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Had he forgotten his promise?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where was he?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had he forgotten his promise?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Had he forgotten his promise?
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
not in physical motion
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
up to a particular time
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
From this reading Was it all a dream? or was it, as he thought, a visitation from heaven, one of the gods on earth?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where was he?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where was he?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading CHIOS THE GREEK Day after day passed in festive manner until half the Month of Joy had sped, still Chios had not heard from the wise man.
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