Chapter 13 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GOSSIP. “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist. Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?” That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword. In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
Chapter 13 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading “In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.”
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
From this reading “In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.”
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading ““Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.”
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading “Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?””
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading “Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?””
-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading “Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?””
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading ““Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.”
enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.”
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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 “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.
on or to one side
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
especially a leaf of grass or the broad portion of a leaf as distinct from the petiole
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
a member of a cabal
From this reading “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?”
someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
From this reading “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
(Roman mythology) god of love; counterpart of Greek Eros
From this reading “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.
an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose
From this reading Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading GOSSIP.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
make sense of; assign a meaning to
From this reading Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
set down according to a plan
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
-ing form of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding
From this reading “Cupid is a casuist, A mystic, and a cabalist.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
enclosed in a protective covering; sometimes used in combination
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which has been taken by the sword must be held by the sword.
but in spite of that
From this reading In Corsica the blade is sheathed, but it has never yet been laid aside.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Can your lurking thought surprise, And interpret your device?”
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