Chapter 14 of The Actress' Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Actress' Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DREAM COMING TRUE. "I had a dream which was not _all_ a dream." BYRON. "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake." BROWNING.
Chapter 14 of The Actress' Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “BROWNING.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “"And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."”
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading “BYRON.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “A DREAM COMING TRUE.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “A DREAM COMING TRUE.”
(Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
From this reading “"And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “"And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “A DREAM COMING TRUE.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A DREAM COMING TRUE.
(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 "I had a dream which was not _all_ a dream."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BROWNING.
the act of burning something
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
English romantic poet notorious for his rebellious and unconventional lifestyle (1788-1824)
From this reading BYRON.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A DREAM COMING TRUE.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A DREAM COMING TRUE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I had a dream which was not _all_ a dream."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I had a dream which was not _all_ a dream."
(Greek mythology) a princess of Colchis who aided Jason in taking the Golden Fleece from her father
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I had a dream which was not _all_ a dream."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
cut with a saw
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading A DREAM COMING TRUE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I had a dream which was not _all_ a dream."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "And we saw Medea burning At her passion-planted stake."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I had a dream which was not _all_ a dream."
Chapter 14 of The Actress' Daughter: A Novel by May Agnes Fleming holds 209 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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