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Chapter 15 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room. In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn. Anne looked at him remorsefully. "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony. Indeed, I'm not!"
Chapter 15 of The Erratic Flame is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “"Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.”
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading “"DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.”
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading “"DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.”
fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
From this reading “"DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.”
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.”
not making concessions
From this reading “In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “Anne looked at him remorsefully.”
a room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax
In this reading “"DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
(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 "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne looked at him remorsefully.
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anne looked at him remorsefully.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Anne looked at him remorsefully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, I'm not!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Anne looked at him remorsefully.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
fitted or decorated with panels or wainscoting
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
in a rueful manner
From this reading Anne looked at him remorsefully.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
not making concessions
From this reading In its uncompromising rays, Torrigiani's face shown drawn.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
plural of “wall” — an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "DUG DEEP INTO MY HEART--" The sun was golden upon the paneled walls of Anne's gay little sitting room.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Poor Vittorio, I'm not worth all this agony.
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