Chapter 18 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
APOTHEOSIS. At this point my pen falters. The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town. But have you the heart for it? Not I.
Chapter 18 of The Mayor of Troy is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
From this reading “APOTHEOSIS.”
terminate
From this reading “The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.”
plural of “falter” — the act of pausing uncertainly
From this reading “At this point my pen falters.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “At this point my pen falters.”
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.”
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
From this reading “The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
From this reading APOTHEOSIS.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this point my pen falters.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
terminate
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But have you the heart for it?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
plural of “falter” — the act of pausing uncertainly
From this reading At this point my pen falters.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But have you the heart for it?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But have you the heart for it?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But have you the heart for it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not I.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But have you the heart for it?
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From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At this point my pen falters.
information about recent and important events
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not I.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading At this point my pen falters.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading At this point my pen falters.
require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this point my pen falters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
a system of weights used for precious metals and gemstones; based on a 12-ounce pound and an ounce of 480 grains
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The order of events would require us now to travel back to Troy with Miss Marty and the Doctor and break the news to the town.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But have you the heart for it?
Chapter 18 of The Mayor of Troy by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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 18 holds 145 sentences of The Mayor of Troy, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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