Chapter 38 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..." _Macbeth_. I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking. It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening. Let Christopher wait.
Chapter 38 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading “EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.”
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading “EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."”
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading “It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.”
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
From this reading “EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."”
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
an introduction to a play
From this reading “EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.”
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In this reading “I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.”
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From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
a ghostly appearing figure
From this reading EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."
a young person of either sex
From this reading EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
having an (artificial) crown on a tooth
From this reading EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
a short speech (often in verse) addressed directly to the audience by an actor at the end of a play
From this reading EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let Christopher wait.
king of Scotland (died in 1057)
From this reading _Macbeth_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
an introduction to a play
From this reading EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I Late on the evening of May 17th Christopher heard of the relief of Mafeking.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading EPILOGUE--PROLOGUE "Third Apparition--A Child Crowned ..."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Let Christopher wait.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was too advanced an hour, he understood, for the town to display its triumph that evening.
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