Chapter 6 of The Lion of Saint Mark is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Lion of Saint Mark is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story. "What is to be done?" "That is just the thing, Francisco. What is to be done? My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
Chapter 6 of The Lion of Saint Mark is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.”
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.”
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “"This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.”
plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading “My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.”
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What is to be done?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
-ing form of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What is to be done?"
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That is just the thing, Francisco.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
and nothing more
From this reading "That is just the thing, Francisco.
plural of “magistrate” — a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
express the need or desire for
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
express in words
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is just the thing, Francisco.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That is just the thing, Francisco.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
a special situation
From this reading "That is just the thing, Francisco.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What is to be done?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is to be done?"
at the time that
From this reading "This is awful, Matteo," Francis said, when his friend had finished his story.
in or at the place that
From this reading My cousin has been already to the city magistrates, to tell them what has taken place, and to request their aid in discovering where the girls have been carried to.
Chapter 6 of The Lion of Saint Mark by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 294 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.
Chapter 6 holds 294 sentences of The Lion of Saint Mark, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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