Chapter 8 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"COME, MY CORINNA, COME!" Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon. She could not sleep. Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed. She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
Chapter 8 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on or to one side
From this reading “Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.”
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading “Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.”
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading “Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
on or to one side
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "COME, MY CORINNA, COME!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "COME, MY CORINNA, COME!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not sleep.
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "COME, MY CORINNA, COME!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not sleep.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could not sleep.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading She could not sleep.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She gazed out upon the street, dark now and deserted.
look attentively
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Miss Marty drew aside her window curtain to watch the rising moon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Knowing that she would not be able to sleep, she had not undressed.
Chapter 8 of The Mayor of Troy by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 8 holds 189 sentences of The Mayor of Troy, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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