Chapter 19 of The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water" is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water" is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim. "May he die assassinated!" answered Toto. "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him. He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer. Even the earth and the water will not have him.
Chapter 19 of The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water" is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading “"I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.”
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
From this reading “"May he die assassinated!" answered Toto.”
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading “"So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.”
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading “He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer.”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “"So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.”
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading “"So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “"I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.”
take hold of; grab
From this reading “"I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.”
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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 "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Even the earth and the water will not have him.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "May he die assassinated!" answered Toto.
a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
murdered by surprise attack for political reasons
From this reading "May he die assassinated!" answered Toto.
the top edge of a vessel or other container
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
stick of wax with a wick in the middle
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "May he die assassinated!" answered Toto.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Even the earth and the water will not have him.
a person who uses scientific knowledge to solve practical problems
From this reading He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer.
divisible by two
From this reading Even the earth and the water will not have him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Even the earth and the water will not have him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer.
possessive form of “latter” — the second of two or the second mentioned of two
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May he die assassinated!" answered Toto.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Even the earth and the water will not have him.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
a human being
From this reading He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
take hold of; grab
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He is the devil in person, this cursed engineer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So he got out," said Gigi to Toto, filling the latter's glass to the brim.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Even the earth and the water will not have him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will burn a candle to the Madonna every day, in order that an apoplexy may seize him.
Chapter 19 of The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water" by F. Marion (Francis Marion) Crawford holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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