Chapter 18 of The Eternal City is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Eternal City is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She lifted her pen from the paper. "He'll understand," she thought. "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines. Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!" "Good-night!
Chapter 18 of The Eternal City is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the literary culture
From this reading “"He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.”
held up in the air
From this reading “She lifted her pen from the paper.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “"He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “She lifted her pen from the paper.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “She lifted her pen from the paper.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “"He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “"He'll understand," she thought.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She lifted her pen from the paper.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Good-night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll understand," she thought.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She lifted her pen from the paper.
the literary culture
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
held up in the air
From this reading She lifted her pen from the paper.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She lifted her pen from the paper.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading She lifted her pen from the paper.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
To recall to mind.
From this reading "He'll remember our other letters and read between the lines.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She lifted her pen from the paper.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She lifted her pen from the paper.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "He'll understand," she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "He'll understand," she thought.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, so much the better, and God be good to me!"
Chapter 18 of The Eternal City by Hall, Sir Caine holds 410 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 18 holds 410 sentences of The Eternal City, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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