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Chapter 3 of The Gods are Athirst is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is an admirable composition.... And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin." "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile. She took the chair Gamelin offered her. The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
Chapter 3 of The Gods are Athirst is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading “"It is an admirable composition....”
next to; at the side of
From this reading “The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “"It is an admirable composition....”
death of a person
From this reading “"You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.”
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “She took the chair Gamelin offered her.”
(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
From this reading “And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."”
an artist who paints
From this reading “"You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.”
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading "It is an admirable composition....
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "It is an admirable composition....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
next to; at the side of
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She took the chair Gamelin offered her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading "It is an admirable composition....
compel by coercion, threats, or crude means
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
death of a person
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She took the chair Gamelin offered her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is an admirable composition....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is an admirable composition....
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading She took the chair Gamelin offered her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
an artist who paints
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
third-person singular of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took the chair Gamelin offered her.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took the chair Gamelin offered her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You think he is like me?" exclaimed the painter, with a grave smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And Orestes reminds me of you, _citoyen_ Gamelin."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young dragoon stood beside her, his hand on the back of the chair on which she sat.
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