Chapter 19 of The Eternal City is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Eternal City is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So I gave them every chance. I was bold and I did not spare them. And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed. Oh, David Rossi! If you could have been there!
Chapter 19 of The Eternal City is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading “And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “I was bold and I did not spare them.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “Oh, David Rossi!”
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.”
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading “And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.”
refrain from harming
From this reading “I was bold and I did not spare them.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.”
used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
From this reading “And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was bold and I did not spare them.
an unofficial association of people or groups
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If you could have been there!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
fearless and daring
From this reading I was bold and I did not spare them.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "So I gave them every chance.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If you could have been there!
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Oh, David Rossi!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I was bold and I did not spare them.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "So I gave them every chance.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "So I gave them every chance.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If you could have been there!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So I gave them every chance.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you could have been there!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was bold and I did not spare them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, David Rossi!
possessive form of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
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From this reading Oh, David Rossi!
fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So I gave them every chance.
refrain from harming
From this reading I was bold and I did not spare them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "So I gave them every chance.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If you could have been there!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
used of persons or their behavior; feeling no shame
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was bold and I did not spare them.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
at the time that
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And when the sun began to sink behind St. Peter's and the band stopped, and we turned to go, I know which of us went home happy and unashamed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If you could have been there!
Chapter 19 of The Eternal City by Hall, Sir Caine holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 19 holds 416 sentences of The Eternal City, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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