Chapter 36 of The Italians: A Novel is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Italians: A Novel is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAWYER BAFFLED. At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway. He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness. Nobili started back and changed color. Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
Chapter 36 of The Italians: A Novel is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “THE LAWYER BAFFLED.”
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Nobili started back and changed color.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “THE LAWYER BAFFLED.”
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nobili started back and changed color.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Nobili started back and changed color.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading THE LAWYER BAFFLED.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Nobili started back and changed color.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Nobili started back and changed color.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading THE LAWYER BAFFLED.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
the force of workers available
From this reading Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
a particular point in time
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nobili started back and changed color.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading Of all living men, he most dreaded the priest at that particular moment.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Nobili started back and changed color.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that moment Fra Pacifico's tall figure barred the doorway.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAWYER BAFFLED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed to have risen suddenly out of the darkness.
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