Chapter 15 of The Eternal City is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of The Eternal City is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli. Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass. Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder. Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear. Would David Rossi come to-night?
Chapter 15 of The Eternal City is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Would David Rossi come to-night?”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.”
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading “Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.”
plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.”
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading “Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.”
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading “Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would David Rossi come to-night?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Would David Rossi come to-night?
causing dejection
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
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From this reading At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
above and across; more than
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would David Rossi come to-night?
plural of “rumbling” — a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
plural of “sheet” — any broad thin expanse or surface
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
not in physical motion
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment Felice announced Commendatore Angelelli.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Would David Rossi come to-night?
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Snow was still falling, and there were some rumblings of thunder.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Roma walked over to the window and leaned her face against the glass.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Sheets of light shone here and there in the darkness, but the world outside was dark and drear.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would David Rossi come to-night?
Chapter 15 of The Eternal City by Hall, Sir Caine holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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