Chapter 3 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You don't believe--really--?" "Just now? With all my heart! I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick. Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
Chapter 3 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"You don't believe--really--?"”
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.”
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading “Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “"You don't believe--really--?"”
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading “I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.”
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(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 With all my heart!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You don't believe--really--?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
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From this reading "You don't believe--really--?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
only a very short time before
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With all my heart!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
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From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just now?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading With all my heart!
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Just now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "You don't believe--really--?"
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading I'm so full of romantic nonsense I can hardly stick.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Nothing is too incredible for me to believe to-night.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With all my heart!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't believe--really--?"
Chapter 3 of The Day of Days: An Extravaganza by Louis Joseph Vance holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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