Chapter 15 of The Lion of Janina is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Lion of Janina is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head. His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day. The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already. Still the old warrior did not surrender. The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
Chapter 15 of The Lion of Janina is here in full — 93 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading “CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.”
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading “His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.”
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading “The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.”
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading “The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.”
a small island
From this reading “The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.”
inflected form of “level” — aim at
From this reading “The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.”
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading “The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.”
acceptance of despair
From this reading “Still the old warrior did not surrender.”
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In this reading “His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.”
In this reading “Still the old warrior did not surrender.”
In this reading “The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
surrounded by hostile forces
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
plural of “bomb” — an explosive device fused to explode under specific conditions
From this reading The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Still the old warrior did not surrender.
plural of “enemy” — an opposing military force
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
a fortified defensive structure
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
a small island
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
inflected form of “level” — aim at
From this reading The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Still the old warrior did not surrender.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Still the old warrior did not surrender.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
and nothing more
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
plural of “palace” — a large and stately mansion
From this reading The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still the old warrior did not surrender.
acceptance of despair
From this reading Still the old warrior did not surrender.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CARETTO Ali had now only about room enough to cover his head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading His enemies had twenty times as much, and they besieged him night and day.
someone engaged in or experienced in warfare
From this reading Still the old warrior did not surrender.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fortress on the hill of Lithanizza and the Isle of La Gulia were in Kurshid's power already.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The bombs thrown into the fortress levelled his palaces with the ground.
Chapter 15 of The Lion of Janina by Mór Jókai holds 93 sentences, grouped into 19 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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