Chapter 22 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXII
Chapter 22 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What whisperest thou? Nay, why Name the dead hours? I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by. --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI. Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
Chapter 22 of The Noble Rogue is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading “--DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading “I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.”
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.”
plural of “doorway” — the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.”
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading “I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.”
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “--DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.”
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.”
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading “--DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.”
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
an Italian poet famous for writing the Divine Comedy that describes a journey through Hell and purgatory and paradise guided by Virgil and his idealized Beatrice (1265-1321)
From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Nay, why Name the dead hours?
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
plural of “doorway” — the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
plural of “ghost” — a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Nay, why Name the dead hours?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
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From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
immediately past
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nay, why Name the dead hours?
an old word for “no”
From this reading Nay, why Name the dead hours?
not any; not one
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading --DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nay, why Name the dead hours?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Michael Kestyon had paid no heed to the noise of this last arrival.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading What whisperest thou?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What whisperest thou?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What whisperest thou?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Nay, why Name the dead hours?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I mind them well: Their ghosts in many darkened doorways dwell With desolate eyes to know them by.
Chapter 22 of The Noble Rogue by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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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