Chapter 16 of She is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of She is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Herod!” she said. “I know not Herod. But go on.” “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.” “So, so!
Chapter 16 of She is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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ruined by overcooking
From this reading ““The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.””
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading ““The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.””
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ““The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.””
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading ““The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.””
king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
From this reading ““Herod!” she said.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading ““The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.””
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading ““The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.””
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading ““The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.””
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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 “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
from one side of something to the other
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
ruined by overcooking
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But go on.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
plural of “eagle” — any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But go on.”
king of Judea who (according to the New Testament) tried to kill Jesus by ordering the death of all children under age two in Bethlehem (73-4 BC)
From this reading “Herod!” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know not Herod.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
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From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know not Herod.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I know not Herod.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But go on.”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
a New Testament book containing an exposition of the doctrines of Saint Paul; written in AD 58
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
plural of “ruin” — an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Herod!” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Herod!” she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So, so!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The Romans burnt it, and the Roman eagles flew across its ruins, and now Judæa is a desert.”
Chapter 16 of She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 16 holds 139 sentences of She, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of She by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 139 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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