Chapter 14 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAR. “When half-gods go, The gods arrive.” “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.” And she rang the bell for her carriage. On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
Chapter 14 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ““When half-gods go, The gods arrive.””
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading ““Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.””
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “And she rang the bell for her carriage.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading ““When half-gods go, The gods arrive.””
something you have to do
From this reading “On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.”
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading “On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading ““Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.””
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “And she rang the bell for her carriage.”
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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 On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
(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 On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “When half-gods go, The gods arrive.”
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading And she rang the bell for her carriage.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading And she rang the bell for her carriage.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
half the width of an em
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And she rang the bell for her carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “When half-gods go, The gods arrive.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “When half-gods go, The gods arrive.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “When half-gods go, The gods arrive.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she rang the bell for her carriage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
something you have to do
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
heavily burdened with work or cares
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading And she rang the bell for her carriage.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
express in words
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she rang the bell for her carriage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading On all great occasions in life, the Baroness de Mélide had taken her overburdened heart in a carriage and pair to St. Germain en Pré.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “When half-gods go, The gods arrive.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then,” said the Baroness de Mélide, “I shall go down to St. Germain en Pré, and say my prayers.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WAR.
at the time that
From this reading “When half-gods go, The gods arrive.”
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