Chapter 15 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SENTENCED TO THE WOLF-DEATH. The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern. DANTE. In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done. He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
Chapter 15 of The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.”
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.”
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading “DANTE.”
past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant
From this reading “He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.”
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.”
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading “SENTENCED TO THE WOLF-DEATH.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading DANTE.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
the trait of displaying arrogance by patronizing those considered inferior
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
past form of “inflict” — impose something unpleasant
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
past form of “sentence” — pronounce a sentence on (somebody) in a court of law
From this reading SENTENCED TO THE WOLF-DEATH.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading The other, great of soul, changed not Countenance stern.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In that momentary pause Multnomah did something that showed the cold disdainfulness of his character as nothing else could have done.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SENTENCED TO THE WOLF-DEATH.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SENTENCED TO THE WOLF-DEATH.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
at the time that
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SENTENCED TO THE WOLF-DEATH.
but in spite of that
From this reading He had given the death-sign; he had not yet told how or when death was to be inflicted.
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