Chapter 27 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court. Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account. I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters. There was nothing there of importance. In other words, there was nothing from Felicia.
Chapter 27 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.”
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading “Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.”
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading “In other words, there was nothing from Felicia.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “There was nothing there of importance.”
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading “WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading In other words, there was nothing from Felicia.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In other words, there was nothing from Felicia.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading There was nothing there of importance.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
the literary culture
From this reading I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.
the capital of Lombardy in northern Italy; has been an international center of trade and industry since the Middle Ages
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing there of importance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In other words, there was nothing from Felicia.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing there of importance.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading WAR Early on the following morning I moved back to my rooms in the Milan Court.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing there of importance.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went first to my own rooms and glanced at my letters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Curiously enough I entered the building with a sense of depression for which I could not account.
the words that are spoken
From this reading In other words, there was nothing from Felicia.
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