Chapter 16 of The Eternal City is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Eternal City is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning." "Excellent!" "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed." "You have discovered whose child it was?" "Yes.
Chapter 16 of The Eternal City is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading “"We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."”
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading “"We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “"Excellent!"”
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading “"We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."”
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading “"We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."”
plural of “misadventure” — an instance of misfortune
From this reading “"The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."”
plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
From this reading “"We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."”
not important
From this reading “"The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
a young person of either sex
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
plural of “court” — an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
a state of being confined (usually for a short time)
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "You have discovered whose child it was?"
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading "Excellent!"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
plural of “hundred” — ten 10s
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You have discovered whose child it was?"
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
plural of “misadventure” — an instance of misfortune
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
and nothing more
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
plural of “rioter” — troublemaker who participates in a violent disturbance of the peace; someone who rises up against the constituted authority
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
be seated
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
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From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
not important
From this reading "The misadventures have been few and unimportant, the child I spoke of being the only one killed."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You have discovered whose child it was?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
belonging to which person
From this reading "You have discovered whose child it was?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We have some hundreds of rioters in the house of detention, and the military courts will begin to sit to-morrow morning."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have discovered whose child it was?"
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