Chapter 14 of The Death of the Gods is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Death of the Gods is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed. "Are you perspiring!" asked Garguillus. "Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile. "Rub, slave, rub!" He lay down on the couch.
Chapter 14 of The Death of the Gods is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading “Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “He lay down on the couch.”
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading “"Are you perspiring!" asked Garguillus.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.”
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading “"Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile.”
move over something with pressure
From this reading “"Rub, slave, rub!"”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “"Rub, slave, rub!"”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.”
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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institute, enact, or establish
In this reading “He lay down on the couch.”
In this reading “Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.”
In this reading “He lay down on the couch.”
In this reading “Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.”
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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 Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you perspiring!" asked Garguillus.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Are you perspiring!" asked Garguillus.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
past form of “beam” — smile radiantly; express joy through one's facial expression
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He lay down on the couch.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He lay down on the couch.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you perspiring!" asked Garguillus.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He lay down on the couch.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
immediately past
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He lay down on the couch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He lay down on the couch.
-ing form of “perspire” — excrete perspiration through the pores in the skin
From this reading "Are you perspiring!" asked Garguillus.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading "Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile.
move over something with pressure
From this reading "Rub, slave, rub!"
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading "Rub, slave, rub!"
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Marcus pronounced the last words solemnly, and then suddenly slipped a hand behind his back and his face beamed.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes!" answered Ausonius, with a rapturous smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you perspiring!" asked Garguillus.
Chapter 14 of The Death of the Gods by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 14 holds 406 sentences of The Death of the Gods, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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