Chapter 16 of The Heroine is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Heroine is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy. I am--but I must not anticipate. Take the particulars. Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back. But I must first describe my Tuscan dress.
Chapter 16 of The Heroine is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/58 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “I am--but I must not anticipate.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.”
adult female chicken
From this reading “O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.”
past form of “fast” — abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
From this reading “Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.”
successive generations of kin
From this reading “O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.”
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.”
all the gods of a religion
From this reading “Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.”
a resident of Tuscany
From this reading “But I must first describe my Tuscan dress.”
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In this reading “Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.”
In this reading “Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am--but I must not anticipate.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I am--but I must not anticipate.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
adult female chicken
From this reading O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I am--but I must not anticipate.
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
give a description of
From this reading But I must first describe my Tuscan dress.
put on clothes
From this reading But I must first describe my Tuscan dress.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
past form of “fast” — abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading But I must first describe my Tuscan dress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
successive generations of kin
From this reading O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am--but I must not anticipate.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am--but I must not anticipate.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O Biddy, I have ascertained my genealogy.
all the gods of a religion
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
plural of “particular” — a fact about some part (as opposed to general)
From this reading Take the particulars.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
past form of “secure” — get by special effort
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
carry out
From this reading Take the particulars.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take the particulars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
a resident of Tuscany
From this reading But I must first describe my Tuscan dress.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
in or at the place that
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Having secured a comfortable bed at Jerry's, and eaten something (for I had fasted all day), I went with him in a coach to the Pantheon, where he promised to remain, and escort me back.
Chapter 16 of The Heroine by Eaton Stannard Barrett holds 291 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
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